Journal #11 - Aphorism

Someone once said, "You are only young once...but you can be immature your whole life." I completely agree with this aphorism. This aphorism really makes me think of my mom. My mom is obviously not a child, if she is mother. She is actually old. Well not old, but older than me. However, she acts as if she is a child a lot. My mom is actually pretty cool. She is always doing things like a kid. She rides on shopping carts in the grocery store, makes extremely immature jokes about child like things such as farts or poop. She is actually really immature, and I think she will be like that the rest of her life. My mom is also really happy. I think she is probably pretty happy because she does not take life too seriously because she is always acting like she is a child. Because my mom is happy and immature she may sometimes get herself into trouble. When her and my father Jackie Kieth, who is far from immature and childish, fight she sometimes gets herself into more trouble because my dad will say something trying to be serious and make a point, and then my mom will just laugh because she thinks of it as a five year old. My dad eventually gets over it and they do not fight anymore. I hope that when I am older I can act somewhat like my mom and have fun with my kids and be immature, only when it is the right time, and just live life more carefree. We should not take life too seriously...it is only life and everyone is going to have the same outcome anyway... I love my mom a lot and I am happy that even though she is old, that she is still fun and immature sometimes. She is also a really good mom, and I hope my kids love me just as much as I love her today.