He Had An Epiphany

EPIPHANY - [i-pif-uh-nee] - noun.

1. a moment of self-realization or discovery that enlightens or reveals the person’s character.

Epiphany is rooted in the Greek word epiphania which translates to manifestation. As used in modern fiction, philosophy and psychology, an epiphany is the manifestation of self-truths.

Why am I talking about epiphanies? WELL, let me tell ya. I mean... since you asked?!

Last week the kids and I were sitting on the couch watching TV; "So You Think You Can Dance" to be specific. One of the girls did a routine in which she wore absolutely NO Make-up and it was perfect for the 'role' that she was in. Then in her next routine, she had her normal make-up back on. She went from pale to rosie.

Cameron (my 12-year-old son) noticed this dancer's suddenly rosie, pink cheeks. He announced to his sister and I that "She put COLOR on her cheeks!" like this was some amazing discovery he'd JUST made.

I stared at him in disbelief for a moment with a look of "And?" thinking he must be kidding.

He just stared back. It was then that I knew he really had no clue!

I said, "Cam, you do realize that we ALLLL put color on our cheeks, right?" He looked at me like I was so foolish and as if to say "You can't fool ME, Mom." I stared blankly... waiting for his thought process to catch up and realize I was serious.

He stared. I stared. {{Crickets chirped}} And then it went something like this:

Cam: "You don't put color on YOUR cheeks though."

Me: "YES, I dooooooooooo!"

Riley: "Yes, she does!"

Cam: "WHY?" (said in a tone that showed me how stupid such behaviour is)

Me: "So I look like I have more color?"

Cam: "Granny doesn't!"

Me: "Yes. She DOES!"

Cam: "Mrs. Rosenbalm doesn't?"

Me. "Yes. She does."

Cam: {{crickets chirping}} {{blank stare}}

And then he shook his head in disbelief.

You see, Cameron just had an epiphany. The sudden realization that (1.) girls are WEIRD, (2.) he'll never understand women, and (3.) what ya see isn't always what ya get!

Ahhhh, too bad I didn't have a camera at that very moment when he realized his mother was so foolish. And to think he just thought all of us had pretty rosie cheeks. Has he not seen me first thing in the morning? Has he not noticed the difference after swimming?

I'll take that as a compliment! He doesn't see my flaws, he just sees me as rosie all the time. Course now he knows I'm a fool who paints fake color on her cheeks. {"pop"} I just burst HIS little bubble! Oh well, it had to happen sometime!