The Cute Kid

So there I was, chatting with my boss’ 7-year old kid who’s as cute as a button and intelligent to boot.  He has this way of saying things in a matter-of-fact way and is not out to impress anybody.  He had me wrapped up his thumb in no time at all.

We got to talking about the online world and he confessed that he lost his password to Gmail.

Me: Have you tried resetting it?

Him: Yeah, but it didn’t work.

Me: How long has it been since you had a Gmail account?

Him: Since I was 4.

Then he talked about how nice it was to be able to chat with his best friend over Skype every day.  His best friend is 6 years old.

Suddenly I felt really old.  And surreal.  I had my first e-mail account only in university days.  And for the life of me, I couldn’t recall what I did when I was 4.  Are kids growing up too fast these days?  Is this the dawning of a new age that I must get used to when I have kids of my own?

Shaking my head in both disbelief and amusement, I smiled at him. 

"Come, let’s take a photo together since you are so cute and all." He came willingly, a tolerant smile on his adorable pink-cheeked face.  "Has anyone told you that you are cute?" I asked as we posed for photos.

"No, not many actually," he said. 

I was aghast.  Didn’t the che-ches and aunties at church notice such a sweetie? 

Maybe their eyes need checking or something.

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