I Always Wished I Was Popular!

Well, that about sums it up. I never was popular! I had my friends, but they weren’t the “in” crowd. I was good at things, but they were never the cool things!

I was annoyed the other day because my two youngest girls were fighting. I truly detest the sound of discord. Why can they not concede to the other, each give a little and just get along? And then I realized the reason for the debate.

They were fighting over who was going to sit by me on the sofa! Oh, Delight, Joy and Rapture!! I AM POPULAR! We were going to watch a movie as a family, and everyone was getting situated, making sure that they had soda and chips, etc.

Our sofa has a recliner on each end, and although it’s starting to get a little saggy, I still like to sit on one of the reclining ends.  So the discussion ensued. Who normally sat there, who sat by mom last, or at dinner. I allowed the chatter to go on a little longer than usual (I was enjoying it just a tad!). And then I stepped in like any mother would.

We enjoyed the movie, everyone laughed at the funny parts, and teared up at the moving parts. But I don’t’ think anyone enjoyed it as much as I did from my seat in the middle of the sofa – with a daughter on each side!