Me
do me do.
boy was adamant
he didnt want him to put the shaving
cream on his face Me do.
if he wasnt so cute hed be cantankerous
looking at him in the mirror he nodded Yes You do
boy held his hand out to him
he placed a dollop of Noxema Sensitive
Skin on his fingersWAIT wait a moment cautioning him with an upright indexfinger
he placed some on his fingers set
the can down still looking at him in the
mirror he swabbed some with the fingers of his other hand and began lathering
his face cheeks chin under his jaw throat daubed under his nose
Me do monkey see monkey do
he did a fine job
two years old very
coordinated
he ran water and rinsed the
excess cream from his fingers
Me do followed suit
he ran his razor under hot water
and cautioned HOT
Me do ran a plastic toy pothandle
from his cousin Bellys kitchen set that looked remarkable like a razor under hot water too
Now we shave he began strokedup his throat
boy noddedacknowledged him in the mirror
monkey see monkey do
Yare doin a great job
he nodded he concentrated he shaved deftly
when they finished Excellent Now we use a warm washcloth to soothe our skin
he halffilled the sink dropped in two cloths squeezed out one set it on the counter then a second for himself
Like this Remember its very WARM he rubbed his face gingerly with it
monkey see monkey do
they placed the cloths back in the
sink
he stepped awaycrossed to the towelrack gathered two handtowels
Me do stepped off the stool he stood
on together they dried their faces
After shave young man Original Old Spice
he nodded
a splash in eachs palm
he enjoyed its astringency
YEOW
oops
two year old skin
he snatched a washclothwrung it
out leaving it just wet enough and wiping his face he heard his wife hustling up the
hall What’s going on!
Were
cool were cool
not even into the bathroomcurious how well women can smell You gave him aftershave.
I did
Rite of passage our rites are evaporating
Ill give you a right. playfully she socked him in the shoulder
Come here baby.
his skin was flushed
You seeing his skin?
AwJesus whadayatthink a chemical burn
she rubbed baby lotion on his
face He’s still a baby.
I gotta disagree he needs to man up hes shaving now
Oh for Christssake.
I want you in the kitchen and make your
waffles, the girls are watching cartoons. she
scooped Me do up in her arms Come on,
honey, you can watch cartoons with your cousins while uncle makes us breakfast.
WHOOSH
they was gone
Man he thought she ought to be grateful I was
teaching him with a safety razor annot my straight edge Our rites of passage are slipping away
2353, Thursday, 25
1. 1990
1126, Thursday,
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