I haven't talked about him much on here so it might come as a surprise to hear about my boyfriend. He's every girl's dream: affectionate, warm, and caring, with olive skin, dark hair, and beautiful big brown eyes. He holds my hand, calls me pet names, and wants to spend all of his time with me. He has this way of making everything seem okay, even when I’m at my worst. He's also three feet tall and has at least three speech impediments. His name is Humza and I pick him up from school twice a week.
Some days I think I'm not cut out for nannying anymore. I'm nowhere near as energetic as I used to be. Come on kids, don't you want to just sit here and quietly watch Planet Earth? Then I remember I'm getting paid to be lively and entertaining so I try to give it my best.
But then other days they make my job so easy on me. One afternoon a couple of days ago I was feeling particularly dumpy, and then I and picked up Humza from school and his big, silly grin on seeing me walk into the courtyard made it all just disappear. We held hands on the way to the bus stop and he yelped "Muffles! Muffles! Muffles! What are we going to do today!?!!?" It's the kind of excitement I've only previously experienced with my Jack Russell Terrier.
And it's not just that he's so flipping cute and loves me so much, he truly is such a sweetheart. His first question when I walk into school is always "Do you have a snack for me?" I never do. I don’t know why he keeps asking. Then we check his book bag and there is the one that Mummy has packed that he just hasn’t found yet. Today, snack consisted of grapes and blueberries. Naturally I was hungry, so I'm like Humza, can I have one? He's like "No!! Okay, you know what, Muffles, yes you may have as many as you want." Ha! So sweet. Whenever he has a friend over to play he tries to give away all of his toys. I wish you could see the tiny bear hugs he gives his friends before they go. Yesterday he wrote me a "secret message" using one of Aliya's toys. It was a little scroll of paper that said "I love you Stephanie BFF BFF BFF BFF BFF." Not only touching, but also formal (he usually calls me “Muffles”).
So this is it: Men peak at age 5. This is as good as it's going to get. I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
Some days I think I'm not cut out for nannying anymore. I'm nowhere near as energetic as I used to be. Come on kids, don't you want to just sit here and quietly watch Planet Earth? Then I remember I'm getting paid to be lively and entertaining so I try to give it my best.
But then other days they make my job so easy on me. One afternoon a couple of days ago I was feeling particularly dumpy, and then I and picked up Humza from school and his big, silly grin on seeing me walk into the courtyard made it all just disappear. We held hands on the way to the bus stop and he yelped "Muffles! Muffles! Muffles! What are we going to do today!?!!?" It's the kind of excitement I've only previously experienced with my Jack Russell Terrier.
And it's not just that he's so flipping cute and loves me so much, he truly is such a sweetheart. His first question when I walk into school is always "Do you have a snack for me?" I never do. I don’t know why he keeps asking. Then we check his book bag and there is the one that Mummy has packed that he just hasn’t found yet. Today, snack consisted of grapes and blueberries. Naturally I was hungry, so I'm like Humza, can I have one? He's like "No!! Okay, you know what, Muffles, yes you may have as many as you want." Ha! So sweet. Whenever he has a friend over to play he tries to give away all of his toys. I wish you could see the tiny bear hugs he gives his friends before they go. Yesterday he wrote me a "secret message" using one of Aliya's toys. It was a little scroll of paper that said "I love you Stephanie BFF BFF BFF BFF BFF." Not only touching, but also formal (he usually calls me “Muffles”).
So this is it: Men peak at age 5. This is as good as it's going to get. I'll enjoy it while it lasts.
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