| Boys, a Gift or a Punishment? Cathie Hass |
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As the nurse brings the baby into the ward and places it in the Mother's arms, little does the Mother know what she is saying when she repeats the famous
words, "Look at the little darling I'll bet he is the sweetest in the nursery." It doesn't start until about the age of two. Then Mother takes Junior to the neighbours.
She guides him into the living room, and turns on that educational show, 'Wild Bill Jones.' While Mrs Abernathy and she talk over the latest, they are interrupted
by a loud bang and splash from the living room. They rush in to find Charles standing with one foot in Mrs Abernathy's prize aquarium. Things continue like this until about the age of five, but then it gets much worse. It is most embarrassing for the teenage sister when her boyfriend sits down to wait for her, and is immediately lassoed by something from behind the chesterfield or shot in the head with a plastic arrow. Let's move up to the ages of about nine and ten, when all boys are interested in things that crawl, but especially worms, snakes, frogs! Have you ever seen your girlfriend being chased around the room by your brother, who is trying to show her his pet worm? He just found it under the big white rock in the garden and is very excited, so why isn't she? Later this interest advances to planes and jet propelled rockets but then comes the big awakening, the realization that there are things wearing skirts. Now life consists of the coolest records, the fastest cars, malts at Montgomery's and sweeping the nicest girls off their feet, only to break their hearts. Sometimes I wonder how such a small three letter word could bring so much trouble. Don't you? |