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Perfect
from Teens Have Feelings Too by Deborah Karczewski
My little brother is heaven’s gift to mankind. Oh yes.
Just ask my parents. Oh yes. He’s the perfect child. Might
as well dub him a knight now—Why wait till he’s older? Hey, why not give him an honorary degree now to save some time later? Yeah, how ‘bout his picture on a postage stamp? I know—What about sainthood?
Jealous? Me? Now, why should I be jealous? I should
be honored to live in the same house as our little prince. After all, Mr. Perfect always gets good grades ... Mr. Perfect is so cute and adorable ... Mr. Perfect’s room is always clean ... He even hugs and kisses and salivates all over the relatives. Yes, I am lucky to share his genes.
Every now and then, I forget how blessed I am. Silly
me. Take yesterday for example: someone had taken my baseball glove without even asking and left it outside in the rain over night. But ... oh ... it was only an accident! Of course! How dense of me not to realize that! Or last week for example: Mr. Sunshine had left the top off of the trash can, which was an open invitation for every raccoon in the state. There was garbage all over the yard. But the little angel makes mistakes because he’s so young, you see. And cleaning up the yard is a big job, too big for such a little guy like my brother. So, of course it makes sense that I would have to spend my Saturday scooping up old bones, rotten fruit crawling with ants, used kitty litter ... of course!
I can’t wait until Mr. Perfect moves up to my school
next year. Maybe he has my parents wrapped around his obnoxious little finger ... but High School ... that’s my territory. (Evil, suggestive laugh)
my Notes
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