A Mother understands Our Father
by Annette Howard
In 1994, my family relocated from our home in the Windy City to Kansas City. You must understand that in 1994, the Chicago Bulls were ruling the NBA, and Michael Jordan, who had just come out of retirement, was king. To say we were huge Bulls fans is like saying Romeo liked Juliet. That year, as the holidays approached, all my middle son Cameron wanted for Christmas, was an authentic Bulls sweat suit. From the falling leaves of Thanksgiving, through the first blanket of snow in December, every few days he made sure to give us not so subtle reminders. Little did he know however, that I had already alerted the grandparent squad back home, and the sweat suit arrived in Kansas City well before Halloween.
Two days before Christmas break, the kids and I were at Wal-Mart shopping for Christmas gifts for their teachers. And yes, it was a madhouse! As we were walking down the aisles, Cameron's radar went off and his eagle-eyes spotted a red and black sweat suit in the boy's section…
"Mom, mom, C'mere for a minute, I HAVE to show you something!"
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