One Among Many
October 24, 2011
Right? Typical response of a thirteen year old boy in the company of thirteen year old girls?
This is actually a birthday party to which he is not an invitee. Rather, he is on hand, hired by the birthday girl’s parents, to look after two younger siblings… his first ever babysitting gig. For several hours, ten teenage girls partied and ate and watched movies and opened presents and shrieked a lot, while Peter and his charges had their own fun outside. A handful of parents were in yet another room hanging out doing grownup things (that involved wine and Balderdash…).
When the cake came out, so too did Peter and the little ones, and they lingered long enough to get their pictures taken with the official party goers.
I believe that even though his eyes are rolling away, he’s having a fine time. Hard to know for sure, but it may have crossed his mind that he was in a pretty good situation here. I do detect the slightest of smiles on those lips.
[Photo credit: Bill]
Life of Wry 
October 25, 2011 at 6:24 am
Hee!