Mr. Kai



I'm trying to clean the apartment now so that the New Year will find me in a clear space both mentally and physically. It's dragging though cause I keep on starting to clean the bathroom, leaving that mid-way to wash the dishes, forgetting about that as I sit transfixed staring at my fish (one of them is about to lay eggs or croak--I'll keep ya'll posted) then I print a book, write an email, strip my bed, go back to the bathroom. What should take an hour tops turns into a whole day event. But I love it cause I'm chilling while I'm cleaning and I'm getting all these great ideas (like I need more!) and then I'm sorting my son's stuff out and find a piece of paper that describes this book he is writing:
Kai Bomholtz's Town Hall Square (that's the title) subtitle: With curse words and wise stories. Illustrated by Kai, and he even numbers it.
In the book reads, "This was started in 2007 and ended in 2008". And he continues, "How I wanted this book to be in hardcover and in this size:" Then he gives us a drawing.
Well, if there is one thing I feel I have succeeded in, is nurturing his creative side. If I were to leave this planet today, know that I did so with a taste of success: Kai is continuing my family's creative impulse and at the age of 8, he's doing a GREAT job. Check out his Tony Medina article in the latest edition of Bitchslap! pg. 74
My Kai Kai.

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Black Wombmyn Chat said…
You must be one proud mommy. Raising a child to be fearless is the greatest accomplishment ever.
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