06 May 2009

"Tell them I'm a knight," Mama.


Wouldn't it be great to have the inhibitions of a three-year-old again?  Then, when we needed a little boost to our day, a little more confidence on the playground of life, we could merely reach for that magic red cape and presto: another leap in our confidence meters.

T. can be spotted all around town in his notorious red cape.  From the train station to the library--countless mothers and grandmothers tell me all about their son(s) who would wear an equally treasured cape everywhere.

He has been asked on many occasions, "Are you Superman?"

He looks up at me.  Now, I no longer require a prompt.  I simply reply, "No, he's a knight."

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