At Christmastime, Auntie Emily gave all the baby pirates their very own superhero capes. Jake’s is red with a big blue J and Nate’s is green with a coordinating N. Up until just recently, if you asked the big one what his name was, he always replied, “Jaycup!” In the last couple of months, he’s finally started owning up to his nicknames. Lately, he runs around the house as, “Super Jakey.”
We’ve noticed all of the cartoons have the following plot: Baby animal or baby musical instrument or baby train loses Mommy. Spend time looking for Mommy. Find or rescue Mommy. The End. So I hear a lot of, “Mom, Mom. I will rescue you!”
Two weekends ago I was out to dinner with my girlfriends. I had to call home to talk to James but he was otherwise occupied. Instead, I had the following conversation:
“Hi Jakey, can I talk to Daddy?”
“He says he’s busy. I will help you Mama.”
“JJ, tell Daddy I need him to text me.”
“I will protect you Mama.”
“TEXT me. I need Daddy to text me Andy’s phone number.”
“I will protect you.”
“You are the sweetest thing ever. I love you. Tell Daddy never mind.”
My Superhero.
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