tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512063486809732878.post4831317429498968047..comments2020-11-10T20:42:53.627-08:00Comments on Trying to Stop being Clever: Growing Up SucksMinor Herohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10485964268580521887noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512063486809732878.post-71160551146945223202020-11-10T20:42:53.627-08:002020-11-10T20:42:53.627-08:00Another update, I guess. I was taking out the recy...Another update, I guess. I was taking out the recycling and some plastic farm animals fell out as I dumped the box. They cleaned out the bathroom, and a bunch of toys didn't make the cut. It hit me all over again. "Star Wars guys" came to mind yet again. I'm still happy yet sad. I feel like the sadness of childhood falling behind us is the same as it was then, in the 1980s, I'm just applying it to the new cast. There's nothing newly sad about her growing up. It's the same old sadness, rekindled. All she wants to do now is play Minecraft and Roblox on her multiple devices. The Covid lockdown doesn't leave a lot of options. My brother is still hanging in there, but not making better choices, it seems. All this talk of growing up and he still hasn't. I bet he wishes he still had those Star Wars guys now.Minor Herohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485964268580521887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2512063486809732878.post-66752120722709984652018-01-25T16:25:53.831-08:002018-01-25T16:25:53.831-08:00And here we are 6 years later. I'm thrilled th...And here we are 6 years later. I'm thrilled that she's growing. I want her to go from being a kid to a girl to a woman and all that. She's only in third grade but it feels like she's a teenager. She's certainly cultivating the attitude of one.<br />Another baby is not in the cards for us, as we're both pushing 50 and it just never happened. We got a good one and we're completely satisfied.<br />I'm sorry to say things haven't gotten any better with my brother. I really do wish he would change his life.Minor Herohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10485964268580521887noreply@blogger.com