Sometimes.... Jeremy is actually as scary as he looks here. But that's probably just because he is my brother.
When I was a kid, I was too scared to tell him that I loved him, because I was sure he'd be disgusted (he was often disgusted if we tried to hug him, or mom tried to force him to hug us). I often told my sisters and my parents I loved them, but Jeremy was just too scary.
Unfortunately for me, the idea of someone or me dying before I told them I loved them was even scarier than the thought of rejection. As an 8 year old child I didn't really realize that sometimes people know you love them even if you haven't told them. Anyways, I often tried to work up the courage to say I love you, but it never seemed right... do I say I love you while we're playing nintendo, or watching tv together?
So one time, we were goofing off in the family room. Probably torchering the cat together, or wresting or he was giving me rides, I can't remember exactly except that we were doing something just the two of us besides playing nintendo or watching TV. It was quite the occasion. So at one point I just blurted out, "I love you" and then without waiting to see his reaction, I ran off and we never spoke of it.
That's a little bit what our relationship is like.
posted by Cheryl @ 5:40 PM
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That's rather sweet... and a terrfiying picture of Jer. Like, "I'm going to have nightmares" scary.
Possibly... the cutest thing I've ever heard. In my life. Ever.
And yes, I am certain that twenty-five people instantly fell dead when that picture was taken. The sheer force of Jeremy's visage, focussed through the camera, would have hit at least that many in any sparsely populated area.
You Picture Stealer!!! That was the picture of Jeremy (which I took!!!) that I was going to post on my blog along with quotes. Well, I've got some others up my sleeve. Bring it on sis.
Heh heh heh, that story is actually really funny. I've never heard it before, but I can totally image it.
hahahahaha awwwwwww!! Tom is right.
Cutest.
Story.
Ever.
thats a funny story.. i dont think my sisters have ever told me that. but they do other things that tell me that. like cry when i moved out(but then again girls cry when they are happy too)...hmmm
Roz, calm down, there's another picture of Jeremy I was debating putting up too. It's pretty awesome, and it's probably on your camera too, so you can do that one (frog one)
I can't actually remember, but I think I told Jeremy that story recently and he said he didn't remember it.
ahh well now he will...
Anyone else getting an American History X vibe off that picture? Is it just me?
Yah, so it's just me.
Anyway, hope your exams go well today.
You're right Cher I was debating using the frog one myself. It's not quite as freaky, but comes close.
jeremy is the scariest thing I will ever see.
ever.
which is funny, because I was thinking fondly about him today - he was serenading me on my new mp3 player. and then I saw this and all fond thoughts disappeared from my head and only horror was left.
that is all.
well let's see this so-called frog picture already then. i hate to say that i indeed do not remember that story, as touched as I'm sure I was... although the possibility remains that I didn't even hear you? of course, i was twelve and i don't really remember much from before I turned 18. 21 even. but... i love you too. (quickly turns off computer)
haha,
Mel did that too the other night,(she read the story) we were having a little late night prayer session in my room and I said good night, I love you. Then I as I was turning to get into bed, she tapped me on the shoulder, and I turned around and she said incredibly quickly, "I love you" and then DUCKED! and ran out of the room. It was quite hilarious.
Awww, I think I threw up a little.
That's a terrible thing to say MIke!
I thought you were in a good mood today
Don't be offended, Cheryl; some people just aren't tough enough to handle that level of cuteness. It's not their fault they're cuteness intolerant. It's like lactose.
I, on the other hand, live with my mom and have cats, so my constitution is built high... I must say that it's a whole new level even for me, though, bravo Penners :)
Maybe it's uteness intolerance. Or maybe it's jealousy.
I'm a complicated cat. My moods are fickle and fierce. Nobody gets me. I'm the wind, baby
That's fair... I'm pretty envious myself, underneath my mask of beneficent approval
no need to be jealous guys, you have sisters, tell them you love them. it will be a blog instigated love fest
I said "maybe."
And I'm still the wind.
Verbalizing it is weird.
I show my sister I love her by waking her up at 3am when there is a great SNL re-run on.
now THAT'S love.
hmmmm...I'm feeling a little left out of the penner's love fest. No one has told ME that they love me and then run out of the room
Well no one's gonna tell you NOW, Roz.
Hahaha... the burns for this moment are too awful and mean for me, but oh are they funny.
Actually shortly after I wrote that Cheryl called me and said "I love you" and then hung up. So there.
hmm i was simply too afraid of Jeremy to ever even attempt something like that, I remember being very young, maybe 5, and turning around and glancing at him while we were canoeing, maybe just looking backwards cause i was tired of looking forwards, and then an indignant "STOP STARING AT ME!" bellowing from the back of the canoe... most of the other scare tactics were just the silence and the glaring... of course things are different now, if we could only get the vhs videos we have of a happy grown jeremy dancing away with his feet happily wiggling in all three pairs of his christmas socks on the net...
i'll be needing to see that video sometime in the immediate future.
may i suggest - friday?
Oh, you Penner girls, always spoiling my attempts to be mean.
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