No more BOYS! - by Chelsey Belt

Kenzie was the second child born in a family of two children.  She had an older brother, Jordan, who loved her dearly.  He loved her so dearly that one day, when she was six months old, he decided to push her down the flight of stairs in their home when their mother wasn’t looking. 

When her mother became pregnant with the third child, Kenzie had just about enough of her older brother Jordan.  One day while feeling the baby move in her mother’s tummy she shouted, “No more Boys!”

Kenzie was the second child born in a family of three children.  She had an older brother, Jordan, who loved her dearly.  He loved her so dearly that one day, when she was six months old, he decided to push her down the flight of stairs in their home when their mother wasn’t looking.  She had a younger brother Ben who loved her so dearly that one day, when she was three, he took her favorite doll and broke it…in two.

When her mother became pregnant with the fourth child, Kenzie had just about enough of her older brother Jordan and her younger brother Ben.  One day while feeling the baby move in her mother’s tummy she shouted, “No more BOYS!”

Kenzie was the second child born in a family of four children.  She had an older brother, Jordan, who loved her dearly.  He loved her so dearly that one day, when she was six months old, he decided to push her down the flight of stairs in their home when their mother wasn’t looking.  She had a younger brother, Ben, who loved her so dearly that one day, when she was three, he took her favorite doll and broke it…in two.  She had a younger brother, Riley, who loved her so dearly that one day, when she was five,  he decided to get into her special paints and paint on Mommy’s walls.  Mommy threw all her paints away even though SHE wasn’t the one to paint the wall.

When her mother became pregnant with the fifth child, Kenzie had just about enough of her old brother Jordan and her two younger brothers, Ben and Riley.  One day while feeling the baby move in her mother’s tummy she shouted, “No more Boys!”

Kenzie was the second child born in a family of five children.  She had an older brother, Jordan, who loved her dearly.  HE loved her so dearly that one day, when she was six months old, he decided to push her down the flight of stairs in their home when their mother wasn’t looking.  She had a younger brother, Ben, who loved her so dearly that one day, when she was three, he took her favorite doll and broke it…in two.  She had a younger brother, Riley, who loved her so dearly that one day, when she was five, he decided to get into her special paints and paint on Mommy’s walls.  Mommy threw all her paints away even though SHE wasn’t the one to paint the wall.  Her youngest brother, Jake, loved her so dearly, that one day, when she was seven, he took her favorite book and tore her favorite chapter out.  When this occurred, she found her mother, shouted, “No more boys,” and ran out the door.

Her mother went out to find her.  She found her hiding in the bushes in the backyard.  Giving her a hug, she told her the following story:

"Kenzie was the second child born in a family of five children.  She was the ONLY girl.  She had an older brother, Jordan, who loved her so dearly, that one day, when Kenzie was five, on her first day in a new school he worried about her all day and asked his teacher if he could go check to see if she was okay in her new classroom.  She had a younger brother, Ben, that loved her so dearly that one day, when Kenzie was six and playing with her best friend Maddy, he picked up her clothes she left out on the floor, made her bed and did her dishes for her, all without her even realizing he had done it.  She had another younger brother, Riley, that loved her so dearly that one day, when Kenzie was seven, and had a cold, brought her blankets and books and toys to make her feel comfortable and watched that “Girl movie” Rapunzel with her.  Her youngest brother Jake loved her so dearly that every night, when Kenzie was eight, he’d go to her room at night, snuggle up to her and sleep in her bed."

Kenzie went to her mother, put her arms around her neck and said, “You’re right Mom, those boys do love me and I do love them…but Please no MORE BOYS!”

Kenzie was the second child born in a family of six children…

***Because I may have aroused some curiosity by this ending let it be clear that I am not pregnant.  I just thought it would be a funny ending:)

copyright Chelsey Belt Aug 2011