Just A Thing

What a great sibling story…

sweetupndown:

you thought I didn’t really notice. But I did. I wanted to high-five you.

Yesterday I had a pair of brothers in my store. One was maybe between 15-17. He was a wrestler at the local high school. Kind of tall, stocky and handsome. He had a younger brother, who was maybe about 10-12 years old. Thy were talking about finding a game for the younger one, and he was absolutely insisting it be one with a female charcter. I don’t know how many of y’all play games, but that isn’t exactly easy. Eventually, I helped the brothers pick a game called Mirror’s Edge. The youngest was pretty excited about the game, and then he specifically asked me.. “Do you have any girl color controllers?”

I directed him to the only colored controllers we have which includes pink and purple ones. He grabbed the purple one, and informed me purple was his FAVORITE.

The boys had been taking awhile, so their father eventually comes in. He see’s the game, and the controller, and starts in on the youngest about how he needs to pick something different. Something more manly. Something with guns and fighting, and certainly not a purple controller. He tries to convince him to get the new Zombie game “Dead Island.” and the little boy just stands their repeating “Dad, this is what I want, ok?” Eventually it turns into a full blown argument complete with Dad threatening to whoop his son if he doesn’t choose different items.

That’s when big brother stepped in. He said to his Dad “It’s my money, it’s my gift to him, if it’s what he wants I’m getting it for him, and if your gonna hit anyone for it, it’s going to be me.”

Dad just gives his oldest son a strong stern stare down, and then leaves the store. Little brother is crying quietly, I walk over and ruffle his hair (yes this happened all in front of me.) I say “I’m a girl, and I like the color blue, and I like shooting games. There’s nothing wrong with what you like. Even if it’s different that what people think you should.”

Big brother then leans down, kisses little brother on the head, and says “Don’t worry dude.”

They check out and leave, and all I can think is how awesome big brother is, how sweet little brother is, and how Dad ought to be ashamed for trying to make his son any other way.

101. My name is:

Mia. Or Sherry. It depends on whether you knew me before 1992 or not.

100. I was born in:

Winter

 99. I am really:

not a gerbil.

98. My phone company is:

not too bad. ^.^

97. My eye color is

brown

96. My shoe size is:

9ish

95. My ring size is:

10ish

94. My height is:

5’6”

93. I am allergic to:

mangoes. Sweet, delicious mangoes.

92. I was born on:

Wednesday.

91. I am annoyed by:

mosquitoes.

90. Last book you read:

A Fisherman of the Inland Sea by Ursula K. Le Guin

89. My bed is:

upstairs.

88: One thing you hate about yourself:

I hate that I sometimes hate myself.

87. My favorite Holiday is:

Halloween. Any excuse to dress up in costume and eat mountains of candy.

86. The perfect kiss:

My quest!

85. The last three cd’s I bought were:

… I don’t remember.

84. Are you living at home:

Where else is there to live?

83. Do you have any siblings:

2 brothers.

82. Are your parents divorced:

Yes. And remarried.

81. What did you do yesterday:

Ran errands. And stuff.

80. Love at first sight:

There was a time I would have said no, but now I’m not even sure that first sight is necessary.

79. This number was missing. In fact, there was nothing between 70 and 80, so I am going to fill in these lines with whatever I want.

78. I mean, I am not sure that anyone is even going to read this, so what do I have to lose?

77. This is just for fun anyway, even though I think it makes me seem a little self-absorbed. 

76. Really, I might actually be a little self-absorbed. 

75. But I am working on my personality flaws. It’s not easy though.

74. I’d like to be a better person than I am. Always room for improvement, right?

73. “Better” is subjective, but I do have some idea of what I mean when I say that.

72. For instance, I am proud of myself for not calling my ex up to tell him where he can stuff his turkey, since he is constantly posting stuff on Facebook that irritates me.

71. Luckily, he’s not friends with me over here.

:::Which is Better:::

70. Hugs or Kisses:

Both.

69. Drunk or High:

Do you really think I need the help?

68. Phone or Online:

Phone.

67. Red heads or Black haired:

Better for what? I’ll just say Black-haired.

66. Blondes or Brunettes:

Brunettes (REPRESENT!)

65. Hot or cold:

Something between.

64. Summer or winter:

Whichever one it is at the time, I wish it were the other.

63. Fall or Spring:

Fall.

62. Where was I? Oh, yeah.. Being a better person. I want to have an open heart… Without surgery. 

61. Night or Day:

Night.

60. Oranges or Apples:

Oranges.

59. Curly or Straight hair

I love to play with other people’s curls, but I like my straight hair too. 

:::Here’s What I Think About:::

58. Abortion:

It’s not for me. Not interested in sharing my opinion otherwise.

57. Backstabbers:

GrrrRRRRRrrrrr.

:::Last time I:::

56. Had food?

just a little while ago.

55. Saw someone I haven’t seen in awhile:

That is happening a lot lately.

54. Cried in front of someone:

… A couple of weeks ago, maybe.

53. Who is the ditziest person you know:

Me

52. Who makes you laugh the most:

Jason, Geoff, or Nick. Or the three of them together.

51. The last movie I saw:

Repo! The Genetic Opera (Lilia’s choice)

50. What I don’t understand is:

why people can’t just be decent to each other.

49. Something I always really miss when I leave home is:

my pillow, unless I take it.

48. The thing that I’m looking forward to the most:

Snuggles

47. The thing that I’m not looking forward to is:

Nuclear warfare.

46. Tomorrow:

Work. Getting school uniforms for Lilia, I hope. 

45. Today:

Food coma.

44. Next Summer:

Hoping it will be better than this year.

43. Next Weekend:

Working.

42. People call me:

You.

41. The person who knows the most about me is:

My diary.

40. The most difficult thing to do is:

build transdimensional portals.

39. I have gotten a speeding ticket:

Never. (Really.)

38. I’d really like to be a Luke 6:27-45 kind of Christian. That’s what I aspire to.

37. The first person i talked to today was:

Elaina

36. First time you had a crush:

… in middle school.

35. The one person who i can’t hide things from:

Can’t or won’t?

34. Last time someone said something you were thinking:

Lilia and I said something simultaneously today. About cake.

33. Right now I am talking to:

God… But he’s too busy playing SimEarth to talk back.

32. What is your dream job?

Being the mom.

31. First real job:

Inventory control clerk in a street sweeper factory

30. I have(will get) a job:

helping old people.

29. I have these pets:

A black cat we’re calling Chirps because she makes chirping noises. (Verb: The New Noun)

28. I wish:

you were here.

27. The worst sound in the world:

Lilia cracking her knuckles CONSTANTLY.

26. The person that makes me cry the most is?

Not my problem anymore.

25. I am generally pretty defensive about religion, and mentioning it wasn’t meant to generate debate… Just so ya know.

24. Person[s] that makes you happy

Jeff, Geoff, Nick, Calypso, Lilia, Elaina, Liam, Aolani

23. Florida or Hawaii:

Hawaii.

22. My favorite piece of clothing:

Any of my comfy nightgowns.

21. Last time I cried:

Last week, for about 20 seconds.

20. My friends are:

The Very Beast!

19. My computer is:

in Maryland.

18. The school I go to is:

… None, at the moment. I was supposed to be at University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown now, but I opted for sanity instead.

17. Last person I got mad at:

Take a wild guess. :|

16. The all-time best movie is:

I’ll let you know when I’ve seen all the movies ever made.

15. The all-time best feeling in the world is:

Loving and being loved.

14. I am even less willing to discuss politics.

13. The movie I cried at was:

A bunch of them. But I try really, really hard to not let anyone see me crying.

12. TV channels you watch:

The one that someone else put on.

11. Favorite web site:

allrecipes.com

10. I like/love:

being alive.

9. The worst pain I was ever in was:

Pitocin-induced labor. O…M…G.

8. My favorite word is:

Oneiromancy… It’s just so hard to work into conversation.

7. My room is:

Located upstairs around my bed.

6. My favorite celebrity is:

Lilia (…She’s my favorite future celebrity.)

5. Oh, and even though I said Halloween above, I really love Christmas too.  I get all excited like a little kid.

4. What I like about the opposite sex is:

They are people too.

3.  And now it is time to finish this up and go have dessert.

2. One thing that makes you feel great is:

Not being dead.

1. person that you wish you could see right now:

Jeff. Always.