I am sure that everyone has at least one or two fond memories of child hood. If I peer really closely in2 my past I may squeeze out one-lol! I remember my cousin Reggie. He was that cool dude in the neighbor hood (one street away from my family) who knew all the hip wordz and was popular with the ladies with his smooth swagg. I wouldn't say that I wanted to be like him when I grew up (he was 10 years older than I was) but I really admired him for who he was. Reggie had one small problem....his ((MAMA)).Does the name Respusha mean anything to you? Well let me tell you about cousin Reggie's Prom from back in the daze. Mom put that boy through some changes. I guess if you are not a male- there are things you won't know or understand. His Momz called herself hooking him up for his big day. She reached into her refrigerator right next to her check book and grabbed her bone chilling car keys (34 degrees to prevent freezing them) and went to Kmart and got Reggie that same out fit Jim Carey wore in Dumb and Dumber. She made sure the old (very old) Chevy Impala was extra dirty for him and as she sat there with her eyes closed- she told him to be home by 9p.m. Cousin Reggie drove off in tears all he way around the corner to my house. I will never 4 get that day he showed up looking like a crying clown. Then my own Mom, quickly re-dressed your boi in one of my Dad's new unworn suit combo's, threw him the keys to our brand new car and gave him a $100 and said "have a great prom". Yeah he cried again, but this time tears of joy! Sadly when Reggie left his momz house to attend Indiana University, he never returned home, he called sometimes, but no more visits.
Fast forward to now and meet my sista! She has 3 great sons with bright futures ahead of them all, not to mention I enjoy hanging with them and playing basketball or just philosophising about life. We can have real confidential talk and bridge the gap between the age differences and how we view the world that we have in common. A not so funny thing happened the other day. I had been asking my sister for literally months could my nephews hang out with their Uncle and family for pizza and hooping at the YMCA....she has a million excuses for why they can't kick it with MY family. But this particular reason this time was because and I quote " Why should they come over to your house when ain't nobody there they age".... I knew this was yet another tired excuse, but this one was more creative. I never knew you had to be a certain age to visit family?? I understand, after all, in the past I have taken my nephews to he movies, dinner and the arcade, I can see how I may be a negative influnce on them. I won't ask her anymore can they hang out. I just have to keep in mind cousin Reggie. Humm I am wardy
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