terminal envy
This is why I want to be Lileks when I grow up.
Heh. When I grow up.
I have no excuse; I'm about as grown up as I'm going to get, seeing as I expect my children to surpass me in maturity any day now, and their cumulative ages are still not half of mine. They're reaping the benefits of advantages I didn't have, namely, they are all adorable, articulate, and healthy. I will leave it to you to figure out which of one of those described me as a kid.
Come to think of it, I'm long past being a kid and I'm still only one of those three, and that one comes up for discussion from time to time: What did you say???
I remain hopeful that recovery is still possible. Perhaps recovery isn't what I should be aiming for, though -- maybe it's redemption. I have to be able to make something of all this, I think.
I just don't know what, yet.
Heh. When I grow up.
I have no excuse; I'm about as grown up as I'm going to get, seeing as I expect my children to surpass me in maturity any day now, and their cumulative ages are still not half of mine. They're reaping the benefits of advantages I didn't have, namely, they are all adorable, articulate, and healthy. I will leave it to you to figure out which of one of those described me as a kid.
Come to think of it, I'm long past being a kid and I'm still only one of those three, and that one comes up for discussion from time to time: What did you say???
I remain hopeful that recovery is still possible. Perhaps recovery isn't what I should be aiming for, though -- maybe it's redemption. I have to be able to make something of all this, I think.
I just don't know what, yet.
posted by Joan at 11:08 PM
2 Comments:
It was adorable wasn't it? You were articulate and healthy, but so adorable that it overshadowed all else that was right about you?
Huh, huh? How's that for a guess?
~~ snerk ~~ [1]
Hey, I'm still a kid - I admit it. I have more toys for a person my age than most kids have. I still play video games!!
It is my belief that the younger you think you are, the longer you will live.
I believe that I am about 13.
[1] ~~ snerk ~~ was introduced into my language by none other than Joan - it is a perfect way to make a snarky comment.
Oh, I'm sure I was present during the early days of "snerk", but I don't think I coined the term. I think it was Larson.
Anyway, I'm about 12. So I'm still younger than you. (hee!)
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