I grew up with four brothers. Sean is the fifth of my parents’ grandchildren and the fourth boy and my only son. I have always been around a group of boys since I was born! I have only known, “little boy ways.” I am used to the two racks of Easter clothes for boys next to the 30 racks of girls’ Easter dresses. But Sean looked really good on Saturday!
When he showed up with his date, Angela, and his friend and his date, I wasn’t prepared to see how stunning these girls’ dresses were! As they came into the door after Sean opened it, their dresses were so sparkly! My Mom was here and she told them that they, “Look like mermaids!“ I felt a slight tinge of an ache when I saw their beautiful hair and make up that accompanied the dress!
Because I live so close to Dearborn Inn, all four of them came to my house to change before the after party. Bryce changed in Sean’s room and Sean just in the living room. The girls changed in the bathroom. My Mom brought them hangers to hang their dresses up once they were changed. As they were changing, I heard them laugh! I’ve vaguely remember laughing with my friends like that when I was in high school.
The boys were changed and waiting in my living room as the girls came out of the bathroom, laughing, and carrying their dresses on hangers. Once the door opened, I am mediately smelled, “Girl.” Sean was probably about 10 or 11 when he started wearing deodorant during wrestling season. He also started using Old Spice body wash. He uses the, “Swagger’ scent that I have told him that I do not regally like. He responded with, “Duh! You are my mom!“ I’ve gotten used to my bathroom smelling like the various scents of Ild Spice body wash and the cologne he wears now. It’s pretty manly. I was completely not prepared for the, “Girl” smell that accompanied them out of the bathroom. It was foreign to me but sweet. I thought about that as all four of them left.
As I brushed my teeth that night, I saw a few shining sequins on the floor. I smiled! On Monday, I found sequence in my kitchen by the refrigerator because they got bottles of water out of it with Sean. I think that this is absolutely the cutest thing ever! I talked with my friend who has two girls, one in college and the other in Sean’s grade and she told me that they have 1 million different products and sequence is ALWAYS on everything! I laughef with her and told her that I have no concept of, ”Girl” things even though I used to be one! I recalled a funny story from Sean‘s childhood.
He got invited to a classmate’s birthday party at Pump It Up. He was in Kindergarten and the only boy there. I still remember taking away two things from that day. I couldn’t comprehend the high pitch when they sang, “Happy Birthday” because, in my family, there’s so many boys so it sounds a lot deeper. I also remember him standing with his pink gift bag that contained her Polly Pockets as he waited by the “Birthday Throne.” They are still friends and have been classmates for their entire school careers. I swear I have a picture of them on the first day of first grade at DCES! I will have to find that picture soon, Before they graduate!
I think that I thoroughly enjoyed seeing these two girls, “All dolled up” for prom and I really liked having remnants of sequins in my bathroom and kitchen, and smelling their, “Girl” smell but I really like having a son! In fact, I love it! And him! It was nice to hear my Mom refer to them as mermaids.