My Son Jimbo
For those who never knew him …

Schoolboy (cont.)

[Written by Jimbo's mother in her book "My Son Jimbo"]

Vanity

When he got his first pair of glasses, he was absolutely thrilled with them. His best friend whom he greatly admired wore glasses, so I think Jimbo equated glasses with great charm and popularity. 

I found him posing in front of the mirror. “You know, Mom, ” he said, “This could change my whole life.”

Double standard

He grew me a plant in school for Mother’s Day, but got mad at me that day, so he gave it to Dick [Jinny's husband/JImbo's father]. We’d had a few words, aand he’d given me a little lip. So I said, “Now, Jimbo, you just told me you didn’t like that kind of talk.”

Said he, “That’s different–I have a good reason.”

Chauvinist

When I told him to clean the disaster area that was his room, he informed me that housework was my job. Quickly detecting a difference of opinion on that point, he protested, “You only had me to do your work for you!”