When Dane was a newborn, he had a very unusual look about him. His eyes were almond-shaped and jet black. He had no eyebrows or eyelashes, was bald, and the shape of his head looked amazingly like the outline of the alien on the X-Files. When he'd open those black almond-shaped eyes, it was a little scary. For years, I've kidded him about looking like an alien.
About two years ago, he told me that the whole "alien" joke hurt his feelings. Since I REALLY do not want to hurt my son (nor ensure some psychiatrist will get rich off him in the future), I've refrained from any hurtful remarks since. He became quite a beautiful child by the time he was a year old and rivaled Deanna for compliments from strangers.
Anyway, Deanna made some comment the other day, referring to Dane as "the alien".
Me: "Sissy, it hurts Dane's feelings when you call him an alien. Please don't do it anymore."
Deanna: "Okay, then. The 'foreigner' - like, from a foreign planet."
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