Chill, Scout.
Posted by joan
My daughter has some nerve. Conspicuously absent from her post Chill, Corzine - in which she not only questions Corzine’s ability to govern the state but also suggests that I have some kind of prescription drug issue - is an explanation of just HOW I INJURED MY KNEE (yes, I’m shouting).
I injured my knee nearly 12 years ago. Scout was 5. I was 12 years younger than I am today. I torn my ACL because of Scout.
A simple phrase will explain it all. “Parent’s Day at Tae Kwon Do.”
She was 5. She was, even then, highly persuasive. I was, even then, a bit of a jerk. Or maybe i just refused then, as now, to acknowledge my age. And so, when instructor Ricky suggested that all the parents try a flying side kick, the alarm that should have gone off in my head was silent.
That alarm was silent while the voice in my head was whispering “your daughter will love it if you give it a try.” And besides, I deluded myself into thinking that I looked like that (that = picture above). It’s amazing what the mind can do.
So don’t get me started about Scout’s complaints about folding laundry. I don’t think folding a towel once every 2 or 3 years is such a hardship. Not after all I’ve done for her (oh god, I sounded like somebody’s mother)
And as for my percoset, she may be right. The first night I took two thinking I would “get in front of the pain.” Helped me get through American Idol that night but I did not feel any pain at all. I also didn’t feel my face muscles while I was eating dinner. So I’m with Sarah about our governor taking a bit more time before getting back into the saddle.
I know the state budget is on the agenda. I’m surprised he can SAY the words “two billion” no less add and subtract.
