Good Boys

Good Boys

“Don’t tell me what to do.”

“Why not?”

“I want to see if I can figure it out on my own.”

“Why? It never bothered you before when I helped. It helped you! I had to do all that same stuff last year and I had to figure it out on my own. It always took me more time doing homework. I can help you.”

“Yes, but I won’t have you around for the rest of my life. Well, not helping me I mean. I want to figure out how to do things like you do.”

“You will be doing them like I do because I’m telling you how to do it…”

“That’s different. You tell me how, now and then I do it. But you taught yourself how. I want to be able to do that, like you did. Like you always do!”

Suddenly understanding what his brother was saying, Jason was amazed. It was the first time he ever felt smart, and had somebody look up to him. Yes, Ted was just a year younger, but here he was wanting to be like his older brother.

“Oh,” he said, suddenly feeling kind of shy even. “Well., that’s a good plan! If you have trouble with some part, you can still ask me…”

“I know, and I will, just like with a real teacher.”

And that was the day Jason decided he wanted to be a real teacher when he grew up. He wanted to get that feeling again, and eventually, he did.

Jason loved being a teacher, however he was always a little bit jealous of Ted, who grew up to be an astronaut. Though it didn’t bother him much, because Jason was also afraid of heights…