Growing pains

You had a growth spurt recently, which means we went through copious amounts of peanut butter sandwiches, and a couple of sleepless nights due to pains in your legs.

“Here, buddy,” I said on the third night, “Take some Advil so your legs don’t hurt.”

“Okay,” you said. “Mom, why my legs hurt?”

“It just means your legs are growing, bud. It’ll go away soon.”

“But I don’t want them to grow!” you said in dismay.

“You don’t?”

“No! I don’t want to grow big. I will lose these little legs!” you told me earnestly, clutching the legs in question.

I didn’t know quite what to say. Trust me, you won’t miss those little legs as much as I will.