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Four young boys got on the bus this morning, all clearly related to each other and at least three of them close in age. In fact, i'd say there was a set of twins or, if not, "Irish" twins (i.e. less than a year apart in age), with the other two boys being younger. They all wore glasses, same style of frames. They were with two women who also looked similar, sisters i assume and i think the boys might have been split between them, making them cousins. But boy you could sure tell they came from the same gene pool. The one that caught my eye, though, was one of the older two/twins. He was wearing black jeans where the others had on regular blue. He had on a pinstriped fedora style hat with a skull printed on the side and he had an earring. Dude! His brother was wearing a ball cap like most kids that age. And poor kid, (the dude), his mother was standing on the bus for a bit and wanted him to hold her purse (handbag) ! He objected and rightly so! No self respecting Dude would carry his mom's handbag! Definitely not cool and Mom should have realized! She was also carrying a brightly coloured backpack. while the backpack might still look somewhat childish, at least that would have been a bit more manly. She didn't make him, she ended up holding both until she got a seat. I expect, it being the March school break, they were off to a day camp.
Yesterday, or it might have been Monday, there was a boy on the bus with his mom and i t hink some of her friends or relatives. They all got on together anyway. He looked about 8 maybe, skinny kid but I think was going to get tall as he got older, he had long legs and arms. He sat on the end of one of the seats and leaned back and later he started singing to himself. Some hip hop thing or other from what i could hear but there also seemed to be some Christmas tune in there too. He was totally in his own world and not singing loudly but you could tell he just had the music in him. Bless!
And did i ever tell you the story of one other time i had got on the bus on a warm summer day. This was years ago now. I was sitting on one of the sideways bench type seats. This little boy got on with his mother or gran. She sat on the bench seat across from me but he decided to sit up beside me. He couldn't have been more than 4. Next thing i know, i look down and he's leaning up against me with his little arm on my thigh, his head in his hand as if he'd had a very long and tough day and was worn out. I think he forgot he wasn't sitting beside his mother/gran! I just smiled and left him to relax.
Sometimes the bus can be a real zoo but once in awhile you see things like this that make you smile.
Yesterday, or it might have been Monday, there was a boy on the bus with his mom and i t hink some of her friends or relatives. They all got on together anyway. He looked about 8 maybe, skinny kid but I think was going to get tall as he got older, he had long legs and arms. He sat on the end of one of the seats and leaned back and later he started singing to himself. Some hip hop thing or other from what i could hear but there also seemed to be some Christmas tune in there too. He was totally in his own world and not singing loudly but you could tell he just had the music in him. Bless!
And did i ever tell you the story of one other time i had got on the bus on a warm summer day. This was years ago now. I was sitting on one of the sideways bench type seats. This little boy got on with his mother or gran. She sat on the bench seat across from me but he decided to sit up beside me. He couldn't have been more than 4. Next thing i know, i look down and he's leaning up against me with his little arm on my thigh, his head in his hand as if he'd had a very long and tough day and was worn out. I think he forgot he wasn't sitting beside his mother/gran! I just smiled and left him to relax.
Sometimes the bus can be a real zoo but once in awhile you see things like this that make you smile.