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After school table talk

Christopher: Smrithi has been really nice to me lately.

Mom: Maybe she likes you.

Christopher: You mean "like me" like me?

Mom: Yes.

Christopher: I've never heard of a Negro and a white person together.

Mom: She's not black, she's from India.

Christopher: What's the difference since her skin is black?

Mom: It's where she's from. It doesn't matter what color her skin is anyway. What matters is how she is on the inside, as a person.

Christopher: Smrithi wants me to make her a bird (origami).


(Later...)


Christopher: Mom, can you take me to Smrithi's house to drop off this bird?

Mom: Sure, do you want to take her a donut too?

Christopher: Okay.


(Under the cake platter dome, are an assortment of Krispy Kreme Valentine's donuts that I had just bought for the family for a surprise. I'm wondering if he'll choose one of the heart shaped ones. He does.)


Christopher: Do we have any pretty plates that she can keep that I can take it on? I don't want to use just a paper plate.

Mom: Sure, she can have this one.

We drive up the street and around the corner to Smrithi's house while I wait in the car and Smrithi greets Christopher at the door. A moment later, he comes back to the car, smiling. I see through the window of Smrithi's house before I drive away, a little girl dashing off to show someone at home what she's just been given.

Later that evening, Christopher decides he wants to make Smrithi a whole "nest" of birds, and he spends much of his normal computer gaming time crafting little birds for Smrithi. He asks if he can use a tape runner and packing paper to make a nest. He's going to drop it off to her house today after school.
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Maryanne said…
That is so cute of Christopher! Oh to be young and in love.... (I'm OLD and in love, you know as I'm almost 40!)
February 12, 2008 2:50 PM
Anonymous said…
LOL, that is A-D-O-R-A-B-L-E!!!!!
February 12, 2008 3:54 PM
Heidi said…
Oh cute Christopher has a Valentine!!!
February 12, 2008 4:00 PM
It's Been a Day! said…
seriously, love it. i love that the birds have hearts on them. so cute!! i love the feeling of a crush! the butterflies, the excitment, the anticipation of when you will see them again. so fun. hope it's a fun v-day for him.
February 12, 2008 4:58 PM
Unknown said…
How cute!! I love the way you wrote it too.
February 12, 2008 5:51 PM
Bobbi said…
Thank you for sharing this tender story. Way to go, Christopher!
I liked We Are Marshall, too, for all your reasons and because I have a son named Marshall!
Fun time for you in Denver (this is a catch-up comment, as you can tell). We lived there for 5 years, and I visited family there every other summer growing up--a vibrant city. But we moved away before the temple was built, so I was glad to see the pics. Sealings are sweet and spiritual experiences.
February 12, 2008 11:53 PM
Lonna said…
That is really so cute, what a fun little family you have. It really sounds like there is never a dull moment around your place. I can't wait to see if she gives him back a little something.
February 13, 2008 7:38 AM
LaNan said…
What a cute boy! Very thoughtful and sweet!
February 13, 2008 8:19 AM
Megs said…
That was such a great story! Keep us posted on what happens on valentines day!! Thanks for all your movie reviews. It is fun to hear what others think of movies I have seen as well as get good suggestions of what to rent.
February 13, 2008 9:01 AM
Lynette said…
What a sweet boy you have raised! There is nothing quite like the conversations after school...the things we all learn.

I wonder what Valentine's Day will bring for him...
February 13, 2008 9:11 AM
Gabrielle said…
That is the. cutest. thing. ever.

I just wanna hug him.
February 14, 2008 8:57 AM
Callisto said…
*squee* That's the cutest thing ever!
February 14, 2008 11:11 AM
Julie said…
That is so sweet! You should be proud to have raised such a thoughtful boy!
February 25, 2008 6:01 PM
sayfuzzypickles said…
That is so dang sweet. The nest with all the birds in it kills me. He is so cute!!!!!!!!!
February 26, 2008 5:20 PM
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