Kid Talk

“Mom! Watch Me!”

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The small children who live next door have a new swimming pool. I can’t see it. I can only hear the splashing and the squealing and the constant refrain from the youngest child, “Mom! Watch Me!”

Over and over and over again. “Mom! Watch This!” “Mom! Watch Me!” “Mom! Watch This!” Hours of “Mom! Watch Me!”

That reminds me of Christopher.

The boy spent most of his early childhood yelling for someone to watch him do something. Even when I WAS watching, he had to yell “Mom! Watch Me!”

Neither Jenn or Michelle felt the need to tell me to watch. They were either confident enough to know I was watching – or they just didn’t care. I am not really sure which it is. Maybe some combination of the two?

Christopher – I really was watching. I swear.

 

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Princess Bride and Prairie Dogs

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Many years ago, I discovered that TW had never seen The Princess Bride. Which means the small children had not seen the Princess Bride. I forced the entire group to watch. TW rolled her eyes and complained about what a horrible movie it was.

I almost moved out.

The children, however, at least the older and younger, immediately understood the awesomeness. The middle child came around, eventually. And TW, well, she appears to have grown into The Princess Bride. (Thankfully.)

This morning, Prince J (and I, by extension) learned that TW’s mother has never seen The Princess Bride. There may have been gasping. There was certainly appalled disbelief. Nobody can live in Denise’s house who has not seen The Princess Bride at least once but preferably dozens of times. You must be able to quote the movie extensively.

This afternoon, TW’s mom asked Prince J to put in the movie. TW and Prince J declined to do so because you cannot watch The Princess Bride alone – not for the first time. She she must wait until someone is home to watch with her.

TW’s mom said “I don’t stay up that late.”

Prince J said “Well you can’t watch it alone.”

TW said “Inconceivable!”

And I said, “Damn, I’m impressed that you’ve learned to use the movie quotes properly.”

TW said “As you wish.”

Prince J walked over to the #prairiedogs and said “You are cute little rodents of unusual size, aren’t you?”

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They Missed Each Other

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TW’s mom was really sick last weekend so Elly hasn’t seen her very much. Today, Elly came in – found her grandmother in her normal seat in front of the TV, and yelled with real happiness, “Momal! You’re feeling better!” and the two of them have been happily chatting away ever since.

Of course their happy chatting is odd – one asks a question about something the other knows nothing about, the other asks a question about something the other knows nothing about, one starts talking about something the other doesn’t care too hoots about, the other starts talking about something the other doesn’t care anything about.

But, they both happily talk about whatever it is the other wants to talk about.

It’s cute.

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Christmas Baking Has Begun

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The first mess clean up was an exploded coke – a container of Fiber (scary Fiber!) fell from the top shelf, knocked over an unopened coke, fizzy carbonated elixir of life (according to TW) all over the kitchen floor. No I didn’t yell. I just quietly walked to the laundry room for a beach towel. Handed it to TW. Quietly walked back to the laundry room for the swiffer wet jet and calmly cleaned the floor.

Spreading the joy – one kitchen clean up at a time.

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