apparently never too old
a forceful hug, then
one last instruction, “Be good.”
the child inside pouts
*Nope, they didn’t ask to be on my blog. Somehow, that this is an old picture and I grayscaled it makes it seem… better? More acceptable? And excuses all the pictures of me I’m sure are on Facebook. Harumph.
What a great picture! 🙂
And I’d say all’s fair in love, facebook, and family photos.
So fun to see your “origin story!”
I love this picture! And those instructions were so common from my parent’s generation. I don’t think I’ve ever sent William off with a reminder to be good.
In my grandmother’s letters to my dad when he was stationed in Hawaii during the war, she always closed with a P.S. that usually said “Be good, take care of yourself, and say your prayers.”
Thanks for sharing this one. It’s brought up a lot of memories.
@MissRumphius: I think that what chafes is that our ideas of good? Are miles apart. What does that even MEAN!? And, hello? I’m going to be FIFTY in a handful of years. At what point can I stop being instructed!?!? But, at the same time, I adore that parents are always parents.
Sometimes, I reflexively say, “No,” when he says to be good. And then he gives me A Look. 😀
Ha! My nearly 90 mother tells me I’m not too old to go over her knee when she thinks I’m being “fresh,” so I guess they’ll never stop parenting!
Love those smiling faces! They look a little mischievous . . . 🙂
@jama: Both my parents always look like they’re going to start something. I don’t know WHERE I could have gotten that. 😕
My mother switched her comments a few years ago when we gave her grief about her “buckle up and drive safely” every time we left their driveway. It’s now “drive wildly and leave your belt off”.
@divatobe: I think it’s more because we see each other less frequently now and this is some last ditch parenting. If he doesn’t exist to give unsolicited advice, how can he exist???