"We're JEWISH!"
Every day on our walk to and from school, the boys and I walk past some bearded dudes selling Christmas trees on Columbus street. These bearded dudes are totally the type that I like to fantasize about fixing my leaking drain and then singing me folk songs by a fire all night long, so as we walk past, I always try to make it clear that I am just the boys' nanny, not their mom. I say things like, "We will have to ask your mom and dad about that when you get to your house" or "My apartment where I live alone without a boyfriend is uptown" or "I'm not your mom, and I have a leaky drain and I love folk music." I'm not sure if the bearded tree-sellers are paying attention, but man, am I persistent.
So one day last week we were walking home from school, and the guys started talking to K, JJ, and JT. They had a reindeer that they had carved out of a tree scraps and were trying to get JT (2) to say "Merry Christmas." None of the kids really acknowledged the guy with the reindeer, and then suddenly K turned around and shouted, "We're JEWISH!"
Everyone laughed, including me, because it was really hilarious and such a New York moment. The next day when we walked past, instead of making it clear that I'm not the kids' mother, I made it clear that I wasn't Jewish.
"That's a really interesting fact about fighter jets, JJ, but did you know that I'm Christian?"
So one day last week we were walking home from school, and the guys started talking to K, JJ, and JT. They had a reindeer that they had carved out of a tree scraps and were trying to get JT (2) to say "Merry Christmas." None of the kids really acknowledged the guy with the reindeer, and then suddenly K turned around and shouted, "We're JEWISH!"
Everyone laughed, including me, because it was really hilarious and such a New York moment. The next day when we walked past, instead of making it clear that I'm not the kids' mother, I made it clear that I wasn't Jewish.
"That's a really interesting fact about fighter jets, JJ, but did you know that I'm Christian?"
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