The Day I Kissed An Older Man by Cher the Cherished

As the twins’ mother, Corinne was worried they would cry at being left at the kindergarten, which happened a few days ago.

The twins were crying when she went to pick them up, but on this day, they came out smiling instead.

“That’s wonderful. Since you two have been so good, you can each choose a balloon you like.”

“Yay!”

“I want the bunny!”

The twins skipped and hopped over to the old man selling the balloons. The old man kindly bent down so that it would be easier for them to choose which balloon they wanted.

Corinne felt relieved to see the twins getting used to their days at the kindergarten.

Joey did not go to pick his balloon. Instead, he stood alone with his head hung

don’t want a balloon?” Corinne

looked up at her with surprise. “I get one,

Why wouldn’t

up. “Thanks, Mommy!” he said, beaming

to the old man selling the balloons. However, he

he was, Corinne could not

in the older kindergarten class then and would be going

older, he lost his innocence and became more sensitive. When he was still a toddler,

the twins were born, too. However, the twins’ arrival also brought to light the difference in treatment between an adopted son and biological children. He then became more cautious in his behavior until

watched Joey grow up, Corinne knew all of the suffering he kept to himself, and it always made her heart ache to see him like that. After all, she saw him as her own

to behave like kids his age, like acting stubbornly or throwing a tantrum or two. However, that was not