This last Saturday we went to a party at a friends house. It's always nice when the friends you have, that have kids, have kid friendly gatherings. You let the kids try to kill each other - while all the adult folk sit back, drink beer and make sure there isn't too much carnage. No one likes blood stains on their furniture.
The friends house that we went to is an old friend of mine, I've known her since high school. In the last few years she's been married and had a baby. I couldn't be happier for her - her husband is a riot and her baby is adorable. Perfect little Christmas card family. Her husband is Cuban American and his family is, obviously, as well - and lives in Miami. A few of them even came up for the party.
Hours into the party - kids asleep on the couch - the adults have mostly separated into two groups. The girls are inside talking about girl stuff and most of the guys are outside talking about....whatever it is they talk about.
I spent about a half an hour or so with the girls, and went outside to check on my husband (or to get another beer) and when I opened the door - all I heard was a very agitated Cuban talking about glue sticks. I leaned down to my husband...
"What the hell is going on?"
"I told him what was on the back to school supply list that you got. I think I might have told him how much a glue stick is..." he says
You see, I've spent the last month trying to get all of the supplies on this list - and every day I'm AMAZED at how much I'm supposed to send to school. 25 glue sticks, y'all. 50 pencils. Crayons, markers, colored pencils, highlighters, dry erase markers, scissors, tissues, antibacterial hand stuff, Ziploc bags, and sanitizing wipes. If you don't find the right store - and the right price - a large glue stick can cost up to $3.00. If you aren't willing to put the time to shop around - that's $75 in glue. Just glue.
Now what's totally awesome about getting a Cuban worked up...is half of what they say is in English and the other, well, isn't. And they talk a lot with their hands. And loudly too. Then his parents got into it. I've never heard such outrage! Over Glue! And somehow the conversation turned into how good of parents we are! "¡Increíble! If MY KID needs glue -¡Mierda santa! You call me! I'll bring him some damn glue! ¿Usted me está embromando? Freakin' Glue! ¡Pegamento!
My husband started the Great Glue Cuban Riot of 2010. I don't know if we'll ever be invited back.
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2 comments:
That's hilarious! Although not the price of glue - that's crazy talk. I'm with the Cubans on that.
So ... did you find out that when Andie took her supplies to school that the teacher took them all from her and will pass them out as needed? And then the kids who didn't bring any supplies will have them also.
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