Things are quickly back to normal in Casa K.
Tony and Jenny arrived at the Wuxi Bus Station at about three p.m. yesterday afternoon. When I first set eyes on them after two weeks, I saw that Jenny carried a few bags as Tony pushed a biccycle with training wheels. The first thing that struck me was how much more physically mature Tony looked than I had either recalled or imagined. Of course, I had had this feeling on a previous reunion with Tony after not having seen him for a few weeks.
The first thing that struck Jenny about me was how long my hair had grown, and how I need to get a haircut.
Having had realistic expectations, the return of T&J has been alright. Jenny, as I expected, was mad at me for not having cleaned the house to her liking. But there was no way she could say I was an absolute slob. And Tony has had an agenda that has conflicted with mine or is simply unfathomable to me.
I got a one week vacation now. In pure Kaulins family tradition, I have no idea what I am going to do. There seems no desire to get out of town on Jenny's part.
2 comments:
What is Tony's agenda that you keep referring to?
Tony being a three year old, lives in the moment, and is reluctant to have any way, but his way, be the way.
And being a political animal at times; though not in the sense that I am trying to grab power or anything, but more as one who follows politics like others follow sports; I see my battle of wills with my son Tony like a battle with those of an opposing political party -- they have a secret agenda that they are trying all-out to have enacted, and I have to do my damndest to see that the good and sensible instead prevails.
Tony's agenda, you see, is a left-wing agenda, of give me! give me! give me!
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