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Thursday
Jul292010
Not to worry Internet, Leafy's got my back (and maybe yours too).
July 29, 2010
So I have this boy named Leafy, he's the Leafy boy.
We've always known that Leafy is a sweetie, a genuine heart-melter. ("I've got so much love in my heart for you...") What is emerging recently is that he HAS YOUR BACK.
He will defend you. He's notorious for telling parents of other people's children that their children DIDN'T MEAN TO DO ANYTHING WRONG! He will stand on a picnic table, gesticulating with passion, at the top of his lungs defending your six-year-old right to be in the Flower Club, because IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE if you a six-year-old in danger of being kicked out of the Flower Club. (Which by the way, is only for girls, but this is not personal, this is about Justice for All.)
He's picked out the little girl that he wants to marry. He's very different from my oldest, a young scientist who was genuinely shocked to discover that Chinua, if given the chance, would not prefer two Separate Planets for boys and girls.
"You wouldn't?
"Because then a lot of my favorite people wouldn't be there."
"I didn't say you couldn't VISIT..."
Leafy is a romantic, a gift-giver, and one day he will build you a mansion. (He may blow it up later, but that's another story.)
So I was touched but not surprised when Leafy helped me out after Solo broke my glasses in Trader Joe's.
He made me glasses. Out of K'nex. I melted.
I love my Leafy Boy.
This post is part of Love Thursday, where folks blog about love.
We've always known that Leafy is a sweetie, a genuine heart-melter. ("I've got so much love in my heart for you...") What is emerging recently is that he HAS YOUR BACK.
He will defend you. He's notorious for telling parents of other people's children that their children DIDN'T MEAN TO DO ANYTHING WRONG! He will stand on a picnic table, gesticulating with passion, at the top of his lungs defending your six-year-old right to be in the Flower Club, because IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE if you a six-year-old in danger of being kicked out of the Flower Club. (Which by the way, is only for girls, but this is not personal, this is about Justice for All.)
He's picked out the little girl that he wants to marry. He's very different from my oldest, a young scientist who was genuinely shocked to discover that Chinua, if given the chance, would not prefer two Separate Planets for boys and girls.
"You wouldn't?
"Because then a lot of my favorite people wouldn't be there."
"I didn't say you couldn't VISIT..."
Leafy is a romantic, a gift-giver, and one day he will build you a mansion. (He may blow it up later, but that's another story.)
So I was touched but not surprised when Leafy helped me out after Solo broke my glasses in Trader Joe's.
He made me glasses. Out of K'nex. I melted.
I love my Leafy Boy.
This post is part of Love Thursday, where folks blog about love.
Reader Comments (14)
I'm pretty sure I love him, too
Too much.
Sensitive, imaginative and passionate. Teach him how to protect himself a bit. The world is often hard for folks like Leafy. I got so much love in my heart for Leafy, send it to him, will ya.
I know you have created some much-loved characters in your book, but your live characters in your real world are a source of infinite joy to me.
And now I'm off to see the world through Leafy's glasses!
That is very, very sweet. I can see joy and love all over your faces!
Awwww. Sweet guy.
How can your heart NOT melt!!! God bless him and his passions, I hope he'll never loses that.
... lose ...
Look at you two gorgeous things. I want to reach through my screen and pinch your cheeks.
I love my Leafy boy too! He is an amazing boy!!! He is one of my favorite people! He will be a world changer, one who stands up for the rights of others, who seeks justice for all....but that is all in the future! Right now he is a delightful little boy. Glasses for you. They are lovely by the way. Give my Leafy a hug from me!
Oh, he sounds so perfectly wonderfully awesome.
My middle's a lover, too.
I have so much love in my heart for that Leafy Boy
I had to come back for some more leafy love.
Goodness. You guys are gorgeous. You look very young and girl-like in the last picture.