the boy
my son is so damn cute. he just came in to the living room and said "mom, you're my last ingredient." "for what, baby?" "for my perfect sandwich." he takes me into the kitchen, and he's pulled all the stuff out for the sandwich and put it on the counter. he is so cute. some other gems from my little man:
"turn it up louder. louder. louder, mom, so loud i can't hear myself think!!" when testing out the new cars stereo.
"who is the her of which you are speaking?" at the age of five, when overhearing my friend talk about a her.
"i've been waiting to ride the bus for YEARS." when told he could ride the bus for school, also age five.
"you need a boyfriend mom. really, i'll be fine with it." previously recorded and said a few weeks ago.
"you are my favorite mom ever." not very original, but genius. pure genius.
there are so many more, but of course my swiss cheese brain can't remember them.
he's an engineer too. he will build for hours, so long as there's a water source. he will move rocks, dig holes, make canals and bridges and everything, so long as water can run through it. he is fascinated by the movements and manipulation of water. it is so cool. the child has a brain like a sponge. i'm liking him a lot right now, so i had to put it down to remember when he's driving me insane. lol
posted by j @ 11:44 AM
4 Comments:
At 2:00 PM,
XeroND said…
Such prose from a young one! It's evident you are very proud.
"i've been waiting to ride the bus for YEARS"
Reminds me of a dear friends son that claims he's "10 going on 13."
Recently I've been reading a book called 'The Good Mother' by Sue Miller. Not being a parent, it has brought several questions of ethics and morality to mind for me. So much so that I've had to put it down to sort some things out. I was curious if you've read it?
At 1:36 AM,
j said…
i have. i like sue miller. that book is interesting to say the least. definitely a fear that a lot of single parents, especially mothers, have. not the fear of a pervert, that's a whole other thing all to itself, but the fear of the ex deciding to wage war on you for something they don't understand or won't talk to you about. i have that problem with my ex, so i could identify with that book a lot.
thanks for writing and coming back to read. you're my only internet friend...wah wah wah. just kidding. anyway, thanks. just got home from the night that would never end. there will be a post about it!! lol
At 4:52 AM,
XeroND said…
I'm well with you on the night that would never end.
I work a strict nightshift of 5:30pm-4am. When we set the clocks back tonight I thought time was standing still.
you're my only internet friend...wah wah wah.
I might have actually felt sympathy for you with that, but considering I have all of 0 readers I can't. (yes, you can take that as a hint)
Looking forward to your next post! :)
At 10:16 PM,
XeroND said…
Today I began reading 'The Good Mother' again. I'm at the part where each of them are going to the shrink.
Most of my questions deal with the act between Leo and Molly. In that...is it okay for a father to bath his daughter? Is there a difference in if the man is the biological father or a boyfriend? Is there a double standard...? For example: Mothers often take their sons into ladies rooms publicly. If there were not open urinals in a men's room, would it be okay for a father to take his daughter in? At what age or stage does a parent stop being seen naked by their children...if ever at all to begin with? And what about other cultures? Is this merely an American perspective? (The sense of modesty is what I mean.)
I can clearly state that the exchange between Leo and Molly was completely inappropriate. Probably the most bothersome part is when Anna and Leo continue having sex while Molly is asleep in bed with them. I was stunned by the blatantness of it and was left without having a solid perspective on where Anna was coming from. The details of her thoughts were vague.
It's been a long while since I've found a book that has made me think so much.
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