#2 and I were at the courthouse today to pick up some records, and were joined on the elevator by Thug Boy. You\u2019ve probably seen him in a town near you with his knitteed cap pulled down to his eyebrows,his saggy jeans, and ours came with a summons in his hand for the Criminal Court.<\/p>\n
I looked at the floor. I looked at the wall. I looked anywhere except at Thug Boy.<\/p>\n
I looked at #2 who was wearing his jacket hood inside the building.<\/p>\n
\u201c#2,\u201d I said in my best mom voice, \u201cis there some reason that you are wearing a hat inside of a building? Inside of a building that has ladies inside of it? Are you trying to show them, by your lack of respect, that you think they aren\u2019t ladies?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, mom, my ears were cold.\u201d<\/p>\n
I gave him that mom look where I look straight at him and raise an eyebrow and wait.<\/p>\n
He took off his hood.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you.\u201d I said, and then looked up in time to see Thug Boy hang his head and blush as he pulled the cap off of his own head.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not your mom, you know. I wasn\u2019t talking to you.\u201d I said with a smile.<\/p>\n
He shrugged his shoulders and smiled that embarrassed little boy smile he\u2019s probably had for the whole of his life. \u201cJust the same\u2026.\u201d he answered.<\/p>\n
I couldn\u2019t help but think that a strict mom with a mean mom voice might have kept him out of that elevator altogether. Either that, or I really am \u201cthe Mom.\u201d I should get a cape and a sidekick and go out to scold the world into removing their hats indoors, and wiping their feet, and using their napkins and always saying \u201cYes, Ma\u2019am.\u201d<\/p>\n
Just think of all the good I could do\u2026.if only I had the time\u2026.and a cape. I definitely need a cape.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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