What can I say about how magnificent Kaitlyn is? She is great, and no matter what, she will be
a great mom. She obviously loves me very
much. She doesn’t do anything that would
harm me as I grow. Of course she gets nervous
and afraid. I can tell because that is
when she eats a carton of vanilla birthday cake flavored ice cream and an
entire Yosemite National Forest worth of gummy bears.
Kaitlyn loves music, and that will be nice. But it sounds like my possible adoptive
mother, Amanda Skinner, is an accomplished violinist. Which is to say—Katilyn, I’m lovin’ the
Beiber, but maybe some classical music and some lessons at home would be nice
as well.
I know I cannot ask Kaitlyn to do for me what the Skinners
could do. Sure, I can listen in while
Kaitlyn practices her Spanish II homework, but Seth Skinner learned Spanish on
his mission to Costa Rica, so he could teach me. And even Kaitlyn would say that Seth will be
so much of a better dad than Dylan could ever be, especially since he
doesn’t want to have anything to do with Kaitlyn and me. (Of course Dylan
does have that great hair, and we can see a lot of Seth’s skull.)
Seth Skinner apparently has a good job and so does Amanda,
so it will be easier for them in some ways to raise me. I know that Kaitlyn will do all that she can,
and her mother and grandmother will help out.
I am not really excited about Kaitlyn’s friends watching me. Her friend Ashlee has cracked the glass on
three smartphones in the last 6 months, so she just doesn’t sound all that reliable
to me. And even if I am walking by then,
I don’t want them to dress me all up and take me to prom.
Kaitlyn is very brave.
She kept me after Dylan tried to get her to not have me. She told everyone on her cheer squad and at
church, and apparently some people have not been very nice. I know that Kaitlyn cries a lot because of
how people make her feel. But I also
heard that the Skinners have been praying and fasting for a long time for God
to bless them with a child. I could
never ask her myself, but maybe Kaitlyn could do one more brave thing and let
the Skinners adopt me. Whatever she does, I thank God for my birth mother Kaitlyn.
Shawn, awesome post! Heartfelt and funny.
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