BUFFY:
I’ve got a theory
It doesn’t matter
What can’t we face if we’re together?
What’s in this place we can’t weather?
Apocalypse?
We’ve all been there
The same old trips
Why should we care

GROUP:
What can’t we face if we’re together

GILES:
--What can’t we face

GROUP:
What’s in this place we can’t weather

GILES:
-- If we’re together

GROUP:
There’s nothing we can’t face

ANYA:
Except for bunnies.....

Saturday is Nick’s birthday. He’s going to be seven. I was going to have a birthday party for him until I found in the driveway, written in chalk, “Nicholas Sucks.” I’ve pretty much had it with the kids in this neighborhood. I realize kids are mean and maybe Nicholas even is when I’m not around, but at least I make the effort to TEACH him to be a decent kid. I decided that I wasn’t going to have a birthday party. I’m not going to spend my money getting grab bags and buying cake and ice cream for these kids. I decided that Nick and I will spend the day doing whatever he wants to do. So far we are going to the movies and to the comic book store. I’m thinking about maybe even going bowling. Then I’m going to take him to Wal-Mart (because it’s practically the only store around that has a wide variety of stuff) and let him pick out what he wants for his birthday. For some reason today I tried to involve one of the other kids, our neighbor across the street. Nick went over to ask the boy if he wanted to go the movies Saturday and soon thereafter Nick came back crying. He said Robert screamed at him, “I DON’T WANT TO GO!!” I felt bad because I got Nick’s hopes up. I won’t make that mistake again. (Nick just came in and told me Robert called him an ass). I feel guilty because I really wanna smack the kid but maybe there is something behind it that I don’t know about. On the other hand, maybe they are just brats. Nick is so forgiving. These kids treat him like that and he just keeps going back for more.

So, it’s just gonna be me and Nick on Saturday. Maybe I’m being too over protective of him but somebody has to protect him. He needs to learn that people aren’t always nice and sometimes they are just down right cruel and there is not always a good explanation for it. I think we’ll be just fine on our own. We’ve done okay so far.