Aaaaaaaand… we’re back. After a long hiatus from our blogs, we will once again be subjected to reacting to one another’s various thoughts on a weekly basis. Just kidding. I am actually glad that blogs are back as I enjoy sharing my thoughts with the class and finding out about my classmates’ hot takes and pet peeves. Now I would like to pose a conundrum to the class. Would you steal bread to feed your family? Now, this is quite an ethical dilemma, but I have found out how to resolve it. The bread is poisoned, and it’s not even your real family, you’ve been cuckolded by a stronger, smarter male. Before you question my sanity, I’d just like to clarify that this is from a scene in The Office and I wanted to see if anyone would pick up on it. If you did, let me know in the comments. That was a half-hearted attempt at generating more interaction on my posts.
Now I would like to get to the actual topic of discussion. That first paragraph was just me rambling after staring at a lake for 5 minutes. I have some great news! One of my aunts in Israel gave birth today to a baby boy, which means I have a new cousin which is awesome. Cousins are like alternate siblings; you don’t see them as much, you don’t resemble one another as closely, and you most likely don’t live in the same house. Besides that, it’s another kid with similar genes you can recruit for your pickup soccer games. It is a bit strange that I am 17 years older than him, but I will be able to impart so much wisdom unto him. I don’t know his name yet as it will be announced at his brit milah. Man, I feel bad for the kid. He has no idea what’s coming in a week. Looking on the bright side, however, he will have his first taste of wine.
I think it’s going to be a bit surreal when I first meet my new cousin. I haven’t seen my family this year due to COVID and when I finally do see them it will be strange to see a new addition. When I finally do meet him, though, he will look significantly different than he does now. I’m going to have to teach him to call me “Chook” just like the rest of my cousins. What’s crazy is that when he’s older I’ll be able to tell him that he was born during a worldwide pandemic. WOOOOAAAHHHHH… I just realized something. This kid was born in 2021, how crazy is that?! By the time he’s my age, Elon Musk will have figured out how to send us to Mars commercially. Maybe his bar mitzvah will be on Mars.
On a slightly more serious note, I think it speaks volumes about how this kid was only born today and is already on the internet. My aunt and uncle posted about him on Facebook, as anyone would. This kid will be known by hundreds of people before he’s even gotten home. That’s amazing and terrifying at the same time.
I used a stock image of a baby because I thought it would be weird to have a picture of him here.
Wow, congratulations!! New baby family members are always exciting to me :) There have been pretty big cousin/sibling age gaps in my family as well so I sometimes think how weird it is that the times that we grew up in versus the times children of today grow up in are so different. Throughout the spread of COVID, I kept thinking how strange it must be for all the new parents and babies being born during this time, but it sure does make for interesting stories to be told later on! The idea of mentoring a baby/child that's 17 years younger than you as it grows up also sounds pretty fun! Also, I'll admit that you had me in the first half of that first paragraph since I don't watch The Office, but for so long I've wondered if I should...
ReplyDeleteYou should definitely watch the office for the laughs and for the cultural literacy haha.
DeleteI swear your articles always make me laugh so hard. Certainly... refreshing. But congrats on your new cousin!! I'm not really too close with my cousins, so unfortunately can't relate much here, but I do admit that it is pretty wild that 100s of people already knew this poor dude before he even got home. The internet is so vast and we all are a little too comfortable with it. It's only normal to want to flaunt your child after carrying the little demon for over half a year though, so I can definitely empathize. Similarly, I'm also kind of happy blogs are back!! Seeing everyone's thoughts is always so entertaining (exhibit A).
ReplyDeleteHaha thanks. I do imagine parents figure they could at least get some likes on facebook after the mother carries the child around for 9 months. "Put him to use."
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