A few years ago, while thinking out loud, Alex told Jenny, "We have three geniuses in the family. But you are smart too, because you married dad." Alex was trying to be sincere, not funny or insulting. Fortunately his mother was not offended and instead cracked up; we still laugh at the brazenness of his statements to this day.
You may worry that this shows a lack of respect for his mom, but that is not the case; even if it once was, that has changed, as evidenced by what we over heard as Jen was getting ready for her writers' group. Alex lamented to Michael, "I regret teaching Mom chess; now she can beat me!"
RAP (5.6.2008)
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