Beelzebabe... that's my new nickname for baby Booth. It's awful really. I'm sure most people imagine a cute little baby mass bobbing around in their tummy. Not me. I imagine something much worse. Cute? Probably. Sweet and innocent? Probably not! I'm sure this kid is already devising a plan to take over the world and make our lives a living you know what in the meantime
Why is that a bad thing you ask? I was the kid that lied constantly, did not listen to my parents and often figured things out "the hard way". I think I may have even won the title of being the mean/bossy sister. Maybe that just goes with the territory of being the oldest girl...?
There's one scenario (documented in the Miller Family video, now DVD) that Alex likes to recount.. I think I was 6 or so... about a year after this was taken (Awww... little Karen)..
Mom says something about not wanting to burn her sleeve.
My response: "I hope you do!"
The comment itself isn't what makes it funny. It's the fact that I said it so casually, as if it were something nice. Or the other classic moment. My Mom is in the process of taking a picture of me holding Lynda. Diane comes over to get in the picture and immediately I say, "No! You're ugly in the picture!" ... Not one of my finer moments.
So, maybe I am cursed. And maybe, just maybe I will have a kid just like me... but let's hope not. At least not yet.
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Well... even if you do, it will be a total learning experience and just know that there were a lot of delightful moments from your childhood also. I think all of your siblings find you immensely enjoyable and interesting at this stage of the game... so all's well that ends well.
(And you have reasonably forgiving siblings... and you are a reasonably forgiving person yourself. One of your friends told me she believed that about you way back in high school.) :-)
So... maybe you need to start early on forgiving this little person for all of the morning sickness... morning, noon... night. I'm sure they'll be blissfully ignorant. ;-)
Mom... who needs to keep balancing the checkbook and cut a lot of soap!
What always got me about that comment is that, whether we liked it or not, we look so similar to each other! And yeah, you were the mean/bossy older sister, but I seemed to take on that role in the teen years - at least from what I can tell of how Lynda and Karen reacted to me.
Older sisters just can't learn.
You might have a little hellion, but I think he/she will turn out alright in the end. If any of us are a good indicator for that... O:)
Ergh, WIN! I meant we can't win! Lack of sleep is catching up to me!
Was that a Freudian slip? ;-)
I'll laugh if you have a child just like you---but then again, it wouldn't be a bad thing at all when they got older! I think you're awesome, and Niklas and I always love hanging out with you and Alex.
As for the older sister thing...I think the whole bossy thing is pretty common in the oldest girl of a family. I don't even view you that way anymore. But I'm still and never will be a fan of older sisters/siblings of any family who have to tell you what you should or shouldn't be doing, etc. I treated Linda like junk as a little kid and then as we got older I didn't want to be that way to her. Not sure how much success I had at being the nice older sister, but I tried to be a more talk-to-and-get-feedback kind of sister instead of attacking her, etc. But believe me, I had PLENTY of my less-than-fine moments, like when I broke her arm on accident, or, let's see...when I provided a way for her to fall off the edge of the deck and split her head open?! :( Poor Lynda!
Anyway, none of us is perfect, but that's why we're here -- to learn on the journey.
Hope you're doing well! I love you!
P.S. I was a grumpy-looking baby! Oh wait...I still look that way a lot. Go figure! : /
Oops...spelled Lynda's name wrong the first time. Sorry Lynda! I blame it on having a friend here in Rexburg that goes by that spelling. {: )
Karen... you weren't always grumpy looking at all. I don't remember you being grumpy... moody... yes... but impish much of the time. ;-)
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