THAT'S What you Bring up in Therapy?!?!

It was a Sunday afternoon, and Boo walked to a friend's house with instructions to be home by 5:00.

Albert and I, still being 'newlyweds' of sorts, decided to have some 'quality time'. To put it delicately, 'quality time' was over but we were cuddling and talking.

We did not hear Boo come through the front door.  Hours early.

We DID hear Boo stand at our open bedroom door and scream.

We heard him scream and run all the way down the stairs to his room, we heard him scream and bang his head on the wall, and we heard him scream while he twisted his glasses into a knot, probably hoping he would never see anything again.  Ever.

The next morning, while he was still freaked out, and had no glasses, I called Mrs. G. one of his two favorite teachers.  It was, by far, the most awkward conversation I have ever had with a teacher.  I was afraid that all of his teachers would ask where his glasses were, and that he would have no response he was comfortable with.

He came home in much better spirits, telling us that Mrs. G. told him that almost everyone, unfortunately, catches their parents.  It's just that most people never speak of it.  And Mrs. V. told him that her friend once caught her grandparents.  I think his exact words were, "Ew, gross.  That's even worse!"

Luckily, we managed to move on, but a few weeks later we were at Boo's doctor's office.  My hubby and I were out in the waiting room while Boo was in there by himself.  Boo came out, obviously upset, wouldn't look at us, sat down, and the doctor called us in for 'our turn'.

We all sat down, and the doctor broke the silence with, "So, I hear it has been a bit eventful lately.  Boo is pretty upset."

For a few seconds, my husband and I looked at each other, and we both thought, "Aw, crap.  This is going to be embarrassing."

Before we had a chance to speak, the doctor continued.  "So, Albert, I understand that you and Boo are arguing about you putting the bread in the refrigerator rather than leaving it on the counter like he is used to."

Seriously.  The subject of catching us naked has NEVER come up in therapy.  The bread in the fridge?  Still an occasional topic.