Monday, November 16, 2009

Contempt Breeds Familiarity?


Yes, well, maybe it does. Or could, given certain circumstances. Sort of like annoying someone into adoring you. Aggravated to the point of affection. Pestering toward passion. Like Josh said to me this afternoon, if we were still in fourth grade, pushing me into the mud or throwing a snowball at me would be a sign of genuine smitten-ness. Well, I asked him for the male point of view, and he is a guy, and that's how he replied. Hmmm. Are we grown-ups yet? Even if we are in the chronological sense, it doesn't mean we always behave that way. And if you ask me, that's not only okay, sometimes it's compulsory.

2 comments:

Ed said...

Grownups? Excuse me but, WTF?

Bellona of Avalon said...

You don't have to be one, Ed, and I only have to be one around my kids. That's a sliding scale kind of thing anymore, the closer they get to being grown-ups, the more I don't have to be! Yesssss!