Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide to Not Growing Up
“Instead, he just wanted to park himself in the living room, gorge on Doritos, and talk about what a bunch of losers everyone in Eastport was.
“I don’t know, man,” he said. “The people here are just so wrapped up in like, being the best, and getting ahead, and doing better than the next guy. It’s wack.”
“Not everyone,” I told Teddy. “Jake’s mom is a little crazy for sure, but most people are pretty cool.”
Teddy put his feet up on a table I’m pretty sure was not supposed to have feet on it. “Yeah..., whatever you need to tell yourself. You heard those kids out there, right? They’ve all got a plan. Everybody has a plan. Everybody’s in a hurry. What’s the rush, I say? Why can’t everyone just relax?” He picked a piece of dirt off his thigh and flicked it toward a garbage can. It missed by about five feet. “Well, Wacko Jacko? Am I right or what?”
“Today’s my birthday,” I said, which wasn’t exactly the answer to his question.
“No way!” Teddy leaped out of his seat and came over to give me a never-ending noogie.MoreLess
“I don’t know, man,” he said. “The people here are just so wrapped up in like, being the best, and getting ahead, and doing better than the next guy. It’s wack.”
“Not everyone,” I told Teddy. “Jake’s mom is a little crazy for sure, but most people are pretty cool.”
Teddy put his feet up on a table I’m pretty sure was not supposed to have feet on it. “Yeah..., whatever you need to tell yourself. You heard those kids out there, right? They’ve all got a plan. Everybody has a plan. Everybody’s in a hurry. What’s the rush, I say? Why can’t everyone just relax?” He picked a piece of dirt off his thigh and flicked it toward a garbage can. It missed by about five feet. “Well, Wacko Jacko? Am I right or what?”
“Today’s my birthday,” I said, which wasn’t exactly the answer to his question.
“No way!” Teddy leaped out of his seat and came over to give me a never-ending noogie.MoreLess
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