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obsessive

December 16, 2015

About a year ago I documented our Clive’s small, tiny, teensy-weeny obsession.

I’m here today to say that nothing has changed.

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I happened upon him in the sitting room the other day, with a Cars book…and two of his Cars toys…wearing a Cars shirt…

I said, “Hang on Clivey, I’ll be right back.”

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He was happy to oblige. “Mama, take a pich-er of my book.”

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“Mama, take a pich-er of McQueen.”

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“Mama, take a pich-er of my teef.”

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“Mama, take a pich-er of my belly.”

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Clive’s very happy to be photographed these days.

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I have always called Clivey my bulldog. As an infant, he was somewhat persnickety and inflexible. As he grew, I realized that what I had assumed was fastidiousness was actually a deep-set self-assurance and unwavering opinion on basically everything. With my other children, I could usually distract them from their wants or woes. Not Clive. He held onto everything with an astonishing tenacity. A little bulldog. He didn’t let things go easily.

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Oh Clivey, my prayer for you has always been that you would have that tenacity for Truth. That you would not settle for half-truths or flattering philosophies; that you would not be swayed by what sounds good, but search incessantly for what is Good. And when you find it, I pray that you sinks in your teeth and lock your jaws and hold on for dear life.

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  1. Grandmaggie says

    December 16, 2015 at 10:26 PM

    Yes, amen. Our prayer for Clivey, as well.

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