This Is This

I didn’t care much for scary movies when I was a kid, and Son, 7, seems to have followed in my footsteps. He caught my eye over the weekend when he was flicking through a sticker book about ancient Egypt.

Me: That reminds me. I have a DVD for you.

I produce “Legends Of The Pharaohs” which came free with a Sunday paper. Sometimes, we are so suburban. Our conversation is pitched just above the distant drone of a squadron of Flymo stukas.

Son: Um, I hope it’s not about zombies or anything.

Me: No.

Son: Is it an information DVD?

He means a documentary.

Me:  Yeah.

Son: OK. Phew.

I love the way he says “Phew”. You know when you love someone so much that you can encapsulate it in almost every single thing they do?

Friendship can stride over and puts its hand on your shoulder, but only love sidles up so gently that you wonder what right the heart has to creep so soft.

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