To which he replied:
No. I forgot my gun.
He has lately taken to tantrum-throwing. He was, as recently as last week, a very charming and easy-going child, but things can take a quick turn around here. Too bad my reflexes aren't what they used to be. (Plus I twisted my knee in step class. And yes, I know step class is for old people. I am old people. I recently bought eye cream, because I am 37 now, and for some reason 37 is way, way older than 36, and in my mind 37-year-olds need eye cream. Did anyone know eye cream was so expensive? Do they charge so much because they figure old people have lots of discretionary income?)
Anyhow, after he got over a real doozy of a fit this afternoon, I put my arm around him and asked:
Me: Hey, remember that kid who didn't throw tantrums?
Tom: I didn't throw anything. Well, I threw my night light yesterday. Now the bulb doesn't work.
Me: No, that's just what you say. Throw. But you don't have to actually throw anything for it to be a fit. It's just an idiom.
Tom: Pauses while he looks at me like I'm nuts.
Me: No really, do you remember him? I would ask that kid to pick up the Lincoln Logs and he wouldn't throw himself headlong onto the tile while screaming for justice and kicking the wall?
Tom: Sheepishly grins. Yeah.
Me: What happened to him? Can he come back?
I give him the strict-eye, and the serious-nod, plus a quick tight-grin, and then continue:
Do you know who that kid is, Tom? He's YOU!
Tom: Oh.
He ruminates on this for a moment. Finally, he asks:
Does that kid have a go-cart?
Me: Yes.
Tom: Does that kid wear my pants?
Well, I thought, someone ought. Cuz you don't.
9 comments:
Little boys make my mind crazy and my heart smile.
This is SSOOOOOOOOO my four-year-old.
I'll start saving for the eye cream now.
you are hilarious. and you'd be a killer homeschool teacher. because you teach your 4 year old the word idiom.
and, even if you homeschool, you could still be hot. Cuz you have eye cream. and go to step class.
could you homeschool my kids too?
He is awesome. So's his mom.
Thanks for making me laugh out loud. Once yesterday, and once again today. Keep them coming!!
I can't tell you how much your adventures in boy-land fill my heart with joy . . . I have the faith to go on. If you can make it with four, I can make it with half that many.
I love this little guy!
I loved reading this! Tom is a cutie. Lately we've been dealing with tantrums from our Mr. 4-year-old too. Not cool! haha. I thought those were supposed to end with the 'terrible' 2s.
Oh Kelly, our kids would be great friends! Austin is a lover of wearing only underwear and would be perfectly content to sport those and his light saber to school. I'm afraid it won't fly so I force him to add some pants and a shirt. When he hit three I asked him those same questions...where did my calm laid back two year old go? They always keep me on my toes!! =)
I long for the days when my youngest doesn't throw herself, toys, anything within reach, tantrums, or as we like to call it, 'a wobbly'.
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