At dinner, we have a jar with questions we like to answer for good conversation. Our second question of the night was "If you could look like anyone, who would it be? Why?"
Xander responded, "I would want to look like Joey (our 3rd grade neighbor). Because I like his hair and face and clothes. He has the coolest clothes." This is classic Xander. He is very aware of cool and can tell you what and who is cool at any moment.
Soren responded, "I would want my head to have a huge bump on it to make me look really smart.
Quinae, "So you want a giant head to house your giant brain?"
Soren, "Yes! And I would want to wear a button up shirt that was buttoned all the way up."
This is also very Soren. He has been known to tightly tuck his fully buttoned up shirt and hike up his pants and slime his hair flat and straight down. Once he parted it in the middle and had it glued down on his head like Alfalfa in "The Little Rascals". I think it is kind of funny, but do worry about his social future - but I feel like who am I to try to change a person? I grew up with nerds for brothers and they all got married in a timely fashion. Ryan however is usually horrified and tries convincing him to look a little more trendy.
I am just blown away sometimes at how very different my boys are from birth. Xander talks about popularity and looks, and Soren openly is attracted to nerd styles. He tells me all the time he wants to be a nerd. Man! I like diversity, but the down side is unless you are very mature, it is hard to get along when you are so opposites with a person……which may explain all the fighting in our home. Makes for good stories though.
