my mother’s class did a gift exchange with another class
during Halloween. presents for presents. and on the day of the exchange, 20 crinkling bags of treats from my mother’s
class were presented to their neighboring class. imagine! 20 beaming eyes and
thoughts bursting with anticipation on what their fellow friends next door would
give to them in return… but…..to much dismay, the other teacher presented, one
jar of jellybean for my mother’s whole class to share. Luckily, with her years of experience, my mom
had an emergency stash of treats saved for desperate situations. Soon enough, tiny hands were each grasping their
own share of sweets, enough to make their taste buds sing.
and this is also why I saw this jar of jellybeans on the
living room table this winter break.
I dove for it when I saw it, then the 14 year old in me held me back. I looked up, and sheepishly asked mother for permission to eat it. No. she says. ok. 3 hours later, I give another try. This time my mom asks. “why?”
I don’t know, I always had a fondness for jelly beans. I think they are like a candy cheatsheet…. for indecisive people. You have 1 bean that represents a whole candy flavor. orange for orange candy, bubblegum for bubble gum, pina colado. popcorn for popcorn. granted the taste of other candies are not completely replicable… but definitely close enough. Think… it takes 7 minutes to finish a strawberry flavored dumdum lollypop, in 7 minutes you can have at least 4 DIFFERENT flavored jelly beans…. it’s like going to the international exhibit in Disneyworld to see the most spectacular landmarks of the world all in ONE day. saving airfare, living cost and most importantly time.
imagine a world without jelly beans. the horror!
and after my explanation. she said ok.
