Monday, August 04, 2008

What Do You Want To Be When You Grow Up?

I got to go pick up this handsome young man yesterday. I took him to get ice cream and most probably spoiled his dinner. But that's one of those things a Memaw gets to do.

As we were coming home, he asked, 'Memaw, do you know what I want to be when I grow up?' I told him no, what did he want to be? He said he wanted to be a dog brusher. He wanted to give dogs a bath, clip their fur and brush them. I told him I thought that was a good job, but what about being a cat brusher too.

He then asked what I wanted to be when I grow up, and I told him I would like to be a cowgirl that ropes cows and shoots bad guys.
He suggested that instead of that, that I should be the cat brusher.

I explained that I really didn't want to be a cat brusher when I grew up, that I'd rather be a cowgirl. He said I probably should just be a Memaw instead.

It was such a cute conversation. He is so matter-of-fact about things.

What do you want to be when you grow up? I know I can't be a cowgirl, but since I don't consider myself grown yet, I should still have a few possibilities. I guess being the best Memaw right now is my most important thing to be.

I hope you are having a great Tuesday. Love one another.

3 comments:

  1. That is too cute. I don't know what I want to be when I grow up either. But I did just get home from Wal-mart and found the dogs have killed a pretty good size snake. Good dogs!!! Just hope they are ok. They are pretty much just over heated and I worry about them, but I don't see any bites on them. So along with all my other "critters" I had at my house today, I guess the snake wanted to come visit also. Too bad he didn't pre-arrange it. It is still in the backyard, I am not getting it, that is what husbands are for and I have one. Plus he needs to look at it and see what kind it is.

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  2. Anonymous5:28 PM

    Kids are so funny! My son once told me he wanted to be an apple tree when he grew up. And I could pick apples any time I wanted to.

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  3. Who's to say when we are actually grown up? I'm about to celebrate my 20th wedding anniversary and I'm trying to consider what I want my career to be in the next 20 years? I feel like a change! I just wish I could have the simplistic thoughts of a child - I really hate the whole responsibility thing! UGH!!

    Hope you guys had a wonderful evening together - he's a cutie pie - but then all of your grandkids are absolutely adorable!

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