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seventh grade. And Ben, my big first grader. But little Mary, you still have to stay here with boring Mommy, don’t you?”
“I wish I could,” replied Jacob.
“Oh, after a few days of that you’d be ready for a new teacher, sweetie.”
“No I wouldn’t. I wish I was home schooled.”
“But honey, you are way too smart for Mommy to challenge you. You are doing so well in school, and I’m so proud of you. Besides, aren’t you going out for the basketball team this year?”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Great. Now go get your bathing suits on because Uncle Matt will be here soon to take us all to the water park. I’ll call Linda and let her know we’re almost ready. Linda hates water slides, so we’ll have to force her on so we can all have a big laugh.”
“Give me a bite of that pretzel, man,” begged Matt teasing Jacob.
“No, get your own,” replied Jacob sarcastically.
Jacob had a great relationship with his Uncle Matt. With Matt, Jacob seemed to relax and be his normal sassy self. I guess he really needed that father figure; someone masculine enough to get rough with. Ben always sat near the action and laughed as Matt and Jacob exchanged sarcastic remarks.
Jesse was the other one Jacob enjoyed being with most. The friendship he had with Jesse was like a brotherhood. Jesse could be rough and tough like Jacob but was a little more sensitive. Where Jacob would laugh if his friend fell and didn’t mind if his friend laughed at him if he fell, Jesse would run to make sure his friend was okay, and got upset if his friend laughed at him. Jacob inherited my sense of humor. Although we both cared about others and would definitely help a fallen friend, we couldn’t help but laugh at the way it looked when it happened. Thankfully, Jacob was in tune to his friend’s sensitivity and practiced enough restraint to keep his friend from feeling bad.
“Alright boys, enough of that. Finish up your snack so we can take on the pool plunge. Prepare yourselves for a wedgie,” I said looking at Linda.
“No way, I’ll stay with Mary.”
“No Linda, we have it all planned out. Matt will take Ben first and then stay with Mary while you and I take the big boys. Come on Linda, you have a tattoo. You must be wild enough to go on the water slide.”
“Yeah, Mom,” joined Jesse. “Don’t be a chicken. Let’s have fun.”
“Fine. But I’ll get you back, Catherine.”
When Matt returned with Ben, the rest of us, less Mary, made our way up the very high set of stairs. Linda was so nervous that Jacob, Jesse, and I couldn’t contain our laughter. Once there, Jacob slid first, then Jesse. Linda was next so I could make sure she didn’t chicken out. She sat and sat, but as she was ready to change her mind, I gave her a little push. She let out the loudest scream ever, and it lasted until she hit the pool water and went under. I followed after her and enjoyed the downfall, but I think I was more anxious to get down there and see her face. Just as I had suspected, she began cursing me out under her breathe, vowing to get me back.
Needless to say, we all had an amazing time. We stayed until the park closed and then grabbed some dinner on the way home. Matt dropped us off at the house, and we all said our good-byes. Mary was finally in bed sleeping, and Ben had just fallen asleep on the couch. Jacob was tired but looked more sad than exhausted.
“Mom?”
“Yeah sweetie?” I said as I sat next to Jacob on the couch.
“Do you still miss Daddy?”
“Every moment of every day.”
“I wish he was with us today. I had fun, but I feel bad for having fun without him. I feel like I shouldn’t be happy. You looked really happy too, and I feel like you are happy without him.”
“Oh, Jacob, don’t feel that way. You are supposed to be happy, and I know Daddy would want us all to be happy. I know how you feel though. I do feel guilty a lot when I have fun, but I know Daddy wouldn’t want us to be miserable. It’s
“I wish I could,” replied Jacob.
“Oh, after a few days of that you’d be ready for a new teacher, sweetie.”
“No I wouldn’t. I wish I was home schooled.”
“But honey, you are way too smart for Mommy to challenge you. You are doing so well in school, and I’m so proud of you. Besides, aren’t you going out for the basketball team this year?”
“Yeah, I guess.”
“Great. Now go get your bathing suits on because Uncle Matt will be here soon to take us all to the water park. I’ll call Linda and let her know we’re almost ready. Linda hates water slides, so we’ll have to force her on so we can all have a big laugh.”
“Give me a bite of that pretzel, man,” begged Matt teasing Jacob.
“No, get your own,” replied Jacob sarcastically.
Jacob had a great relationship with his Uncle Matt. With Matt, Jacob seemed to relax and be his normal sassy self. I guess he really needed that father figure; someone masculine enough to get rough with. Ben always sat near the action and laughed as Matt and Jacob exchanged sarcastic remarks.
Jesse was the other one Jacob enjoyed being with most. The friendship he had with Jesse was like a brotherhood. Jesse could be rough and tough like Jacob but was a little more sensitive. Where Jacob would laugh if his friend fell and didn’t mind if his friend laughed at him if he fell, Jesse would run to make sure his friend was okay, and got upset if his friend laughed at him. Jacob inherited my sense of humor. Although we both cared about others and would definitely help a fallen friend, we couldn’t help but laugh at the way it looked when it happened. Thankfully, Jacob was in tune to his friend’s sensitivity and practiced enough restraint to keep his friend from feeling bad.
“Alright boys, enough of that. Finish up your snack so we can take on the pool plunge. Prepare yourselves for a wedgie,” I said looking at Linda.
“No way, I’ll stay with Mary.”
“No Linda, we have it all planned out. Matt will take Ben first and then stay with Mary while you and I take the big boys. Come on Linda, you have a tattoo. You must be wild enough to go on the water slide.”
“Yeah, Mom,” joined Jesse. “Don’t be a chicken. Let’s have fun.”
“Fine. But I’ll get you back, Catherine.”
When Matt returned with Ben, the rest of us, less Mary, made our way up the very high set of stairs. Linda was so nervous that Jacob, Jesse, and I couldn’t contain our laughter. Once there, Jacob slid first, then Jesse. Linda was next so I could make sure she didn’t chicken out. She sat and sat, but as she was ready to change her mind, I gave her a little push. She let out the loudest scream ever, and it lasted until she hit the pool water and went under. I followed after her and enjoyed the downfall, but I think I was more anxious to get down there and see her face. Just as I had suspected, she began cursing me out under her breathe, vowing to get me back.
Needless to say, we all had an amazing time. We stayed until the park closed and then grabbed some dinner on the way home. Matt dropped us off at the house, and we all said our good-byes. Mary was finally in bed sleeping, and Ben had just fallen asleep on the couch. Jacob was tired but looked more sad than exhausted.
“Mom?”
“Yeah sweetie?” I said as I sat next to Jacob on the couch.
“Do you still miss Daddy?”
“Every moment of every day.”
“I wish he was with us today. I had fun, but I feel bad for having fun without him. I feel like I shouldn’t be happy. You looked really happy too, and I feel like you are happy without him.”
“Oh, Jacob, don’t feel that way. You are supposed to be happy, and I know Daddy would want us all to be happy. I know how you feel though. I do feel guilty a lot when I have fun, but I know Daddy wouldn’t want us to be miserable. It’s
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