Reckoning or Whoa Moment

Have you ever had a moment where you make a discovery about yourself. I true,"Whoa" moment?

We were unpacking the Christmas stuff from storage, like we do every year. I, as usual, was nominated to go into the storage room and retrieve the boxes labeled "x-mas". As I was gathering the boxes and passing them out to the receiver, my mom, I kept knocking over other boxes.

The contents of those boxes are what caused the "whoa" moment. I found a paper sarcophagus that I made went I was in elementary school. I remember in art class discussing Egyptian mummies and looking at photographs from their tomb. I don't think that touched the other students quite as deeply as me. See, for years I had read about Ancient Egyptian culture, religion, and practices. Thought the art work is that of a child, I can look back and remember how excited I was to be creating what I had read about.

In another box, I found a toy that I had not seen in YEARS. As soon as I picked it up to put it back into the box, I felt the memories flood back. It was an action figure (not a doll) of Dracula from Universal Monster series. When you squeeze his legs together, his arms raise and his mouth opens revealing his sharpen canine teeth. A small smile grew across my lips as I stood there squeezing his legs, gently at first to test the waters. At this moment I realized, I was such a weird kid!

Don't get me wrong, I loved Barbie, ask my sister. We would play with Barbies for hours with stopping. But deeper down, I always had an affinity for the dark. I loved the Universal Monster toys. I had a Creepy Crawlers maker. I was probably the only seven year old to adore The Addams Family and the Munsters. Halloween was my favorite time of the year. I read medical textbooks given to me by my aunt. I was totally weird.

I could go on and on about the thoughts that flooded my brain as I held that toy. I love "whoa" moments. I found information that totally explains who I am, and that is relieving.

**For the record, I stuck the little Dracula in my pocket and he is now back at my house where he belongs. I am currently trying to find him a home around the new TV area**