Miscellaneous Ramblings...

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@PhotographerMom DS loves the Beatles! But I think (not sure, though) he’d pick Paul. He often talks about his different stages of career. Either way, he’d have loved to be at that brunch just to sit in a corner and listen to the music!

Oh, @ChoatieMom - You're such an amazing mom. I can't believe Choatietoddler is 21!! I felt like such a horrible mom when I read your post....because it was so heartfelt and beautiful. When K1 and K2 ( Irish twins ) were toddlers, the only thing that kept me going or made me happy was imagining them on their 21st birthday and off the payroll. Hope you get to celebrate with him soon. :) You did well!!!

I received a call from a local mom/friend this morning whose daughter is very close to K2 . They attend the same college and have been close friends since Montessori. She said her daughter had a really, really rough day yesterday ( multiple teary calls home- the works. Lots of self doubt... And, of course, mom was very worried ) . Finally, they reconnected one last time over the phone late last night and the daughter said she had just spent some time with K2 and felt so much better.

I'm on the edge of my seat at this point trying to imagine what he did to prompt such a nice phone call from mom....

She said her daughter knocked on his door and when he saw that she was distressed, he cleared out his room which I guess was full of guys . They talked for a long time and when she stopped crying and felt well enough to go back to her room, he walked her back to her dorm which was way on the other side of campus . It was freezing . Then ( according to mom ) he put his arm around her daughter and sang the song " Refections " from the movie Mulan. She said her daughter said it was sweetest thing... and she started crying again!

K2: No, No, No- don't cry!!!

I'm like- Oh, I'm so happy he was there for her and was able to help..... That's so sweet... All the while thinking: He knew the words to a Mulan song? What??

Evidently, Mulan was her daughter's favorite movie when she was young and she would make K2 watch it when they had playdates after school at her house ...... over and over and over....again. And they had a lot of playdates.

So- I texted K2 after we hung up : Did you really sing a Mulan song to ( girl's name ) last night?