(Okay, I admit I played dress up with the 8-year-old when he was 6 months old. He looked... like a boy in a dress. It wasn't as much fun as I thought it'd be. [And, don't tell him I did that.])
So, God had other plans for me. He gave me the boys, he gave my brother the girls. I find it quite amusing that my brother has all girls. Beautiful, beautiful girls. My brother, in his youth, was quite mean to the girls. He's a good looking guy and all the girls liked him. And he was kind of a dick to all of them. In return, he liked the one girl who was a dick to him. Go figure.
Anyway, at least I have my nieces to play dress up with and French braid their hair. I am fortunate enough to spend a lot of time with my nieces during the week and indulge my inner girlie girl.
Today, friendship bracelets were on the agenda. Remember these things?
They were all the rage when I was a kid. I remember I spent an entire summer making these with my friends. They, like us, were pretty awesome. So, I got a little excited when I told her we could make these.
And then I tried to remember how to make them.
My niece has a Friendship Bracelet KIT. A kit. When I was a kid, we'd just go up to the local craft store and buy tons of different colored thread and make up our own designs. Nowadays, kids can't think on their own, so you have to tell them, in detail, how to do everything. What could come in this kit other than the thread, I thought.
Instructions!
As with most instructions, I felt I was reading Chinese. What the hello is a number 4 knot? I consulted our good friend, YouTube. Okay, now I knew what a number 4 knot. Back to the instructions.
Make a backwards number 4 knot.
Ugh. I don't remember it being this hard. My bracelet looks like dreadlocks on a white person. Just a tangled mess that no amount of conditioner will help. Just, no. Give me an epic Lego battle any day. Let's blow fake shit up. Why can't we just make normal braided bracelets?
I can even French braid it!
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