Jacob, Sam, and I had a rare time alone in the car last evening. It was hurried getting out the door, with Sydney and Josh both crying. Shortly into our drive, Samantha asked me if I like being the Mom of 5 kids. I replied that of course I do. It is hard some days but I am so happy that I have them as my family. She paused, then said, "I am only having 2 kids". Jacob piped up with "Me too!". Sam continued with, "I want a boy and a girl. That's it." I asked her what she would do if she had 2 boys or 2 girls. She said, "I would be mad but I guess I would love them." (It gets a little confusing here so I am going to write it like a dialog in a play.)
Always helpful, Jacob offered, "Yeah, I would be mad too. But I would get rid of them".
Sam continued with, "Oh, I could sell one."
Jacob- "yeah, I would sell one for like $10"
Sam- "no, like $100, maybe $100,000"
Jacob- "Does it cost $100,000 to get a baby?"
Sam- "That's what it cost Mom and Dad, right Mom?"
The conversation took a brief pause when I had to explain about insurance and who pays what and how it works. After listening to me for a moment, Sam paused again, then continued, "I would just sell them and start over".
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Your Uncle John was going to trade me to his barber, but the barber only offered one sucker and that was the deal breaker. Uncle John wanted two! Thus I got to continue growing up a "Wray". It might be in their genes.....
Ah, if only they knew how much Jacob Gentry cost us! :)
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