Jennifer, now 25, was both furious that Bobby had set this in motion and facinated at the same time. In only a few minutes she had witnessed her own mother dwindle from a teen to a preteen, and there was no sign of it stopping.
"We're going to have to babysit my mom until Bobby actually comes back to 'babysit' us," she said to Ashley, now 15.
"Want me to go upstairs and find us some clothes?" Ashley asked. "I'm sort of tired of walking around naked."
"Yeah. Go get something in my room for my mom to wear too," Jennifer replied. "She looks to big now but I'm sure she'll shrink into it."
"People don't shrink," 9-year-old Janet said matter-of-factly.
While Ashley went upstairs, Jennifer checked on the newborn Jimmy. Luckily he hadn't regressed out of existence; Bobby must have cast his spell differently, she figured. With no diapers, she rewrapped him in paper towels for the time being in a makeshift bassinette -- bathtowels in a laundry hamper.
"That's a pretty baby, lady" Janet, now 7, said. "Can I pet him?"
"You don't pet babies," 27-year-old Jennifer said. "You can look but be careful, he's um brand new. Do you want to color?"
"Kay," Janet replied. She walked over to a chair in the kitchen, careful not to trip over her now overly large blouse.
Jennifer pulled out one of her coloring books and some crayons and put them in front of her mother as 16-year-old Ashley returned with some clothes.
"I hope these are OK," Ashley said. "They're just workout clothes, I think."
"They will be fine," Jennifer said. "I'm already taller and bustier than my mom was as a full grown adult but I'll make do ... looks like I got my dad's genes. His family is the tall side."
Just then the phone rang. Jennifer was going to just let it keep ringing, considering the circumstances, but she saw on the caller ID that it was Bobby.
"Hey asshole," she said as she answered.
"Woah, what did I do?" Bobby asked, half kidding.
"Oh I don't know, why don't you ask my 5-year-old mother!" Jennifer said.
"I thought it would be fun!" Bobby said. "She's five, you're 29, just like in real life but reversed! Plus I did it gradually so you could enjoy it!"
"OK," Jennifer said, "but what about Ashley and my brother."
"I had Ashley age slower than you so she could enjoy being a teenager for a bit, plus she should be 17 now, so she can watch Jimmy," Bobby said. "And as for Jimmy, now he's at least out of the way for the night."
"Grr, you are so frustrating," Jennifer said. "But I still want you to come over. When will you be back?"
"I'll be there in a flash!" Bobby said. "In the meantime, think about what you want to do next and how old you want to be!"