Mornings are always hectic in our house. But not for me (note to self: be grateful; gloating could get you in trouble).
My partner (POB) is an early riser. My son has to be, too, since he needs to get to school on time. I hear the noise, confusion and (mostly) gentle prodding of our son to get ready. I am still lying in bed with a pillow over my head. Then in barrels our son, ready for some rough-housing in the morning (which he quaintly calls cuddling — even when we play two crashing trains). I rise to the occasion and then fall back in my bed when he scampers off to school. Off they go to school via bus or subway — more than I could ever manage.
For the first week of school, POB was away on business and our son was anxious about his new school. The cajoling and prodding took a long time. Plus, POB told me that we had to be there a whole 15 minutes earlier than necessary — a lifetime in the morning. Hmmmmm. She now feigns innocence as if I conjured this up out of the air. Obviously, since I was barely compos mentis at these early hours, we took cabs to school.
The minute POB returned from her trip, our son gave me up but said helpfully, “We were running late.” Thanks for the cover, bud. I appreciate your sticking by me as you rat me out. Note to self: have his aunt, “the vault”, teach him some pointers about secrets.
So, POB is strong, fearless and awake enough to take public transportation. Our family fisc thanks her.
The good news is that she is adaptive to any situation.
This morning I get an email from POB that recognizes and affirms me in all my frailties and is also practical:
“[Our son] had to use the bathroom on the way to school [NOTE: he never wants to go before he leaves so we get into this problem] so we ducked into McDonalds which took FOREVER so I channeled my inner [me, the blogger] and we took a cab. We made it just in time – and [our son] was truly apologetic so we vowed to launch the Morning Team to better figure this out.” [Note to self: keep your head down and don’t make eye contact, lest you are picked for the team.]
An episode in the morning of a house of mirth.
