Several Things About the Offspring. An Addendum.

• My kids kick ass.
• Their humor is sick and twisted. They make me laugh.
• Same nature, same nurture, completely different kids. It's a crap shoot, people.
• They speak fluent Hungarian because we lived there. Also various levels of German, Spanish and Arabic.
• They can be complete pains in the ass. They're teenagers.
• Conversely, they often completely disprove the stereotypes about teenagers.
• I learn from them. Especially when they call me on my crap.

The Eldest Daughter

• Is on full academic scholarship to Howard University.
• (Hell, yeah, I'm bragging about that shit.)
• Spits when passing the White House.
• Is a classical pianist with a minor in Sociology.
• Is also a singer. She loves Early Music.
• Is getting her protest on, as any self-respecting college student in DC does.
• Hates TV.
• Is an active anti-racist and feminist who also works against heterosexism, colorism, and any other -isms she runs across.
• Is an artist with a funky style. Is a writer. She does these things for herself.
• Is left-handed.
• Is unnaturally wise.

The Second-born Daughter (who is a functioning first-born)

• Is a brainiac-athlete-pastry-chef-multi-tasker who works, runs track, does high jump, debate and multi-cultural club, and kicks ass in her classes.
• Was the first girl football player on her school's team when we came back to the states. (yes, on the line.)
• Rode horses in Hungary, loved to jump.
• Is a Yell Leader. This is a cheerleader who cheers for wrestling, not football, because the football cheerleaders at her school are "Snotty-assed Barbie-girls".
• Creates unique and twisted bakery items.
• Is organized everywhere except the hell called her Room.
• Fits her boyfriend into her life, not the other way around.
• Plays her emotions close to the vest, but has a huge heart.
• Is loyal and generous.
• I don't know when the girl sleeps.

The Youngest, Our Resident Man-Child

• Is a math whiz, a young gentleman, a computer whiz.
• Is an athlete who wrestles, plays football, and runs track.
• Is navigating his way through the hell called middle school as a young man of color in whitified suburbia.
• A growth spurt turned him into a man-boy hybrid with a six-pack he has no business having, and who sounds like James Earl Jones.
• Is learning that --OhNo!-- report cards do not automatically reflect amazing brain power without some effort.
• Is coming into his own. He will be an amazing man.
• Is caring and kind.
• His laugh and smile are contagious.