Beneath the Wraps

                I remember attending a month long theatre camp when I was 15 years old.  For the most part the youth who attended the camp resided in the dorms which housed BYU students during the school year.  There was one youth who had traveled with his parents.  He was eleven.  Very talented and gifted child.  I don’t know if he was an only child but that is how I saw him.  His mother doted on him 24/7.   She would accompany to all the rehearsals, activities and whatever else we had going on.   She was an older parent who wouldn’t allow Trevor to be out of her sight.   I felt bad for him.   As gifted as he was with the piano, he lacked social skills.   He behaved differently the few times his mom was out of sight – which was rare.   I think he was abusing his freedoms. Clair told me that her sibs will dote on Ally just as she does.   Neither Jaime or I dote.   Neither on...

            Since they moved in Claire has just taken over where they put things and when it will get put away.   Biff just goes along with it.   They had invaded our   fridge with Ally’s medicine – even after they had hooked up their own.   After Richard and I returned home from Costco one day I took it upon myself to move the remainder of Ally’s medicine into their small fridge and told them that I needed our fridge for actual food. Richard and I had to restack their items that they put in my brand new shed.   Exploded and unorganized.   It still is, but at least Richard was able to make some space for our things.   On the plus side we are finally able to get to the Christmas tree.   So kudos to them for that – I guess.   Still haven’t found a home for the fish tank which takes up so much room.   They don’t need to hang on to all that they brought with them.   Why did they bring it?   But ...