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The official name of this pillow is a bed rest pillow, but a friend once told us that they were called "husbands" in her college dorm, and so the bed rest pillow was known as a "husband" in our family.
My oldest daughter Kristin had a "husband" to lean against while reading in bed. Little sister Kati, who wanted to do everything her big sister did, said that she wanted such a pillow too. I promised her that when she learned to read, we'd buy her a "husband" of her own.
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Days, weeks, months went by, but little Kati did not forget the promise. Slow, steady progress was made towards learning to read, little by little, here a bit, there a bit. One day, something clicked and Kati seemed to put all the pieces together and read a passage fluently.
"Kati," I enthused, "you're reading!"
Without missing a beat, Kati said, "Now I can have a husband! Can I call Dad?"
Kati called her dad at the office. Ron was in the middle of his work day and I don't think homeschool was in the forefront of his mind at that point. He picked up the phone and heard his little daughter say to him, "Dad, I want a husband."
I think he nearly dropped the phone.
After a bit of stammering and saying, "Now?," he asked to talk to me. I got on the phone and assured Ron that Kati did not want a life mate quite yet, only a bed rest pillow.
(Shew...happy dad!)
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What a cute story! I've never heard that kind of pillow called a "husband" before.
ReplyDeleteWell, THAT made me laugh early this Saturday morning! How fun!
ReplyDeleteKim :-)
Now that made me laugh! Poor Ron. I've not heard of that term, but I remember when they were very popular. I had "my husband," a darling blue corduroy number, for about a week before I pitched him. The most uncomfortable thing ever. Does your family still use them?
ReplyDeleteI also love your description of the lightbulb moment. It's why of all the grades I taught, first grade was such a blast...so many lightbulb moments that I became addicted to them.
So precious! I like these rest pillows so much, Also that they were named "husbands".
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My daughter loved her "husband" when she was in college. It was a big ugly orange corduroy number. I love the phone call your Kati made to her Dad! ♥
ReplyDeleteI've seen these pillows but did not know they were called "husbands". I always wanted a plastic pillow like this for the bath tub, and I did buy one and never used it. Don't know why, I never got around to inflating it! Typical of me. xo
ReplyDeleteI had heard they were called "husbands". Love the story- reminds me of the first day of spring Abi story- great memories our "littles" make without even knowing it.
ReplyDeleteIs Kati still content with a husband of the stuffed kind? ;)
ReplyDeleteVery funny! It seems that all is well here as you celebrate celebrations. This is definitely how I imagine things at your lovely home.
Blessings, Debbie
That's a funny story!
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