Birthday Boy

Today is the day that 8 becomes 9.

9 is so much more mature than 8 was. 9 gets up without a fuss and feeds the pets. 9 gets dressed without having to be threatened like his predecessor. 8 was notorious for being uncooperative in the morning. 9 is such an improvement.

At least he is today. We still have another 364 days to see if the changes are permanent.

There was some coercion involved in getting his teeth brushed this morning. He claimed he didn't know how. He forgot how to brush his teeth between this morning and yesterday.

9 will get a new bike this week. Let's hope he doesn't forget how to ride it. It took me half the summer to re-teach him how to swim, so it is possible he forgot how to ride a bike and brush his teeth.

Still, 9 just seems so much more mature and sophisticated compared to 8. It is, however, troublesome how he seems fixated on how much money child actors like Dakota Fanning make. His star making role in the school play is partly to blame. Personally, I think the fault lies with Zach and Cody.


As long as he doesn't turn out like Danny Bonaduce, Todd Bridges, Kirk Cameron, Macaulay Culkin, Corey Feldman, Corey Haim, Edward Furlong, Brad Renfro or Mickey Rooney, I'll be happy.