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I was attempting to hurry my 6-yr-old through his bedtime routine when he started scrawling something on the steamy bathroom mirror.
“Stop th–,” I said, my voice trailing off as I suddenly realized what he might be writing.
His finger continued through the condensation, then he pulled back and smiled at me.
“I LUV MOM,” the mirror said. I gave a silent prayer of thanks that I managed to stop my tongue mid-hasty reproach, and hugged my son.
He pointed his finger again. Reached for the mirror. And wrote “SUMTIMES” just below “I LUV MOM.”
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Jennifer L.W. Fink is the founder of BuildingBoys.net, a mother of four boys and an award-winning writer. Her work has been published by The Washington Post, Parents, FOX news, Parade and Boys' Life -- & she still spends a significant portion of every day trying to get her boys to put cups in the dishwasher.
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I hope the mirror wasn’t somewhere in a dangerous high up place he had to climb to!
-Irwin Zinkin
He’s finally tall enough to reach it from the floor.
Jennifer, I nominated you for the Versatile Blogger Award. Here is the link to my post http://asimplelifereally.blogspot.com/2012/06/versatile-blogger-award.html
Blessings,
Jalynn
Thanks, Jalynn!
Funny story. And congrats on the nomination!