Em, Peanuts and the Burning Ring of Fire.
Em, my favorite eight year old, got two big presents for Christmas.
She got a rabbit that she wanted very badly and an mp3 player that was a complete surprise. A month before Christmas she wrote what she wanted on a piece of paper, folded it and handed it to her mother with downcast eyes. She told her mother she didn't want to talk about what she had written down because she didn't want her mother to say no. "Whatever happens happens."
The rabbit's name is Peanuts and I think we should all welcome Em into the complicated and fascinating world of "Genius Female Negotiation". Watch your pocket watch world. She wouldn't take it but you might wind up giving it to her just the same.
The second big gift was an Ipod. Em loves music. All kinds of music. The first musician she wanted on her Ipod was Johnny Cash. This is why I am crazy about Em. Can you imagine an eight year old wanting "Ring of Fire" and "Walk the Line" on her mp3 player? Next she will be asking for Kraftwork and Roxy Music, or maybe John Denver. Are all children completely mysterious and we just pretend they aren't so we wouldn't be afraid for them?
All I know is there are way too many loving eyes on Em for her to ever fall into a burning ring of fire. Rabbit bites are another thing. Peanuts is a nibbler and already out of warranty.
Em I want you to have my watch.
She got a rabbit that she wanted very badly and an mp3 player that was a complete surprise. A month before Christmas she wrote what she wanted on a piece of paper, folded it and handed it to her mother with downcast eyes. She told her mother she didn't want to talk about what she had written down because she didn't want her mother to say no. "Whatever happens happens."
The rabbit's name is Peanuts and I think we should all welcome Em into the complicated and fascinating world of "Genius Female Negotiation". Watch your pocket watch world. She wouldn't take it but you might wind up giving it to her just the same.
The second big gift was an Ipod. Em loves music. All kinds of music. The first musician she wanted on her Ipod was Johnny Cash. This is why I am crazy about Em. Can you imagine an eight year old wanting "Ring of Fire" and "Walk the Line" on her mp3 player? Next she will be asking for Kraftwork and Roxy Music, or maybe John Denver. Are all children completely mysterious and we just pretend they aren't so we wouldn't be afraid for them?
All I know is there are way too many loving eyes on Em for her to ever fall into a burning ring of fire. Rabbit bites are another thing. Peanuts is a nibbler and already out of warranty.
Em I want you to have my watch.
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