We tease K about it all the time. When is she going to get started on all of her babies? I mean, if I went to all the trouble of coming up with names for a couple dozen of them, the least she could do is oblige by actually HAVING them, right? Then I started wondering when Belinda is going to have kids. And THEN I started wondering about Barrie.
Honestly, we should just start a pool, and mark everyone's names down and start taking bets on who's gonna be the first to spawn, right?
Suckers. You'd never have thought it, but I'd win. Because I would bet on me.
You heard me. I won. I got a kid before they did. I know, I know -- I'm as surprised as the rest of you, really, and I know it's a really big step, being responsible for someone else like this. But I think I can handle it. And when I saw him for the first time, I got the biggest smile on my face.
I suppose it's time to introduce you.
Everyone, meet Regobert.
Regobert is a little boy who lives in Cameroon. I just got the picture of him in the mail today. He's ten years old, and he lives with his father, mother, and stepmother. He likes playing with toy cars, and footballs. His favorite subject is music, but he's not doing so well in school right now; besides, he has to walk for half an hour to get there. The place where he lives doesn't have readily-available water; they walk two kilometers to get that too. His parents are described as peasant farmers. I'm going to write him letters, and hopefully, he and his mother will write me back. And maybe, by sponsoring him, and giving a little extra money, I'll be able to help him and the rest of his community, at least a little.
If you're interested in the program, take a look here: http://www.planusa.org/. And maybe if you have an extra twenty bucks a month, you can open your mail someday soon and see a smiling little face looking back at you, too.