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Taproot issue 51 - June 2006

ON BIRTHDAYS

By
Geoffrey Ryan Draayer

Today is my birthday and I am six years old. I really want to be twelve so that I can take Sable on walks by myself, go on bike rides by myself and go to the swimming pool without having to wait for Mommy. But at least I am half way there.

Now that I am six I can play lots of games on the computer, go bike riding with my brothers and sisters and I can walk Sable when everyone else comes along. I just always have to wait for them.

I really like having birthdays because I am getting older and because everyone treats me really nice and gives me everything that I want when it’s my birthday. I get to use Elsie’s computer to play all the computer games that I want. I get to have everything that I like to eat. I get to eat lots of cake and ice cream. People give me presents. Memmy and Popup come and eat with us and play with us. Memmy tickles me and they always bring me presents and Memmy gives me a mint too.

The things that I really like the very best about having a birthday is that everyone sings Happy Birthday to me and Mommy sings the “Many, Many, Many Mores” because then I will get to have so many more birthdays.