Wisdom
So I've been living for almost seven years?
Yes.
That's a really really long time, right?
Patterns
UNO marathon when son stayed home from school sick: son 16 games won, dad 21 games won. Dad imagines son will tire of UNO at some point but dad is very mistaken:
Are you tired of UNO yet?
No dad. I'm doing a pattern like my teacher said. I watch tv, then play Leapster, then play UNO with you. And do it all over again.
Personification
My guy is hurting.
Your what is hurting?
My guy! See (pointing to crotch). He's having a bad day.
7 comments:
Answering, at least partially, one of the burning questions of all women: when do boys, men, whatever, start to personify their genitals? At least as early as mid-first grade, evidently. Great stuff!
The pattern story reminds me of when I was coaching little girls' 3v3 soccer. One of the little girls, my daughter's best friend, one of the slowest runners of all time, managed to score a goal off an assist from my daughter. When I went crazy on the sideline, my daughter looked at me witheringly: "It's just pass pass shoot, like we practiced, Mom."
Don't you just love kids. I have pages of funny things my kids (students that is) have said over the years. Maybe one day I'll write a book and because I can't write Ron you will have to help me : )
My favorite: Don't worry Mrs. C. I'll bring my magic scissors. Referring to how my baby was going to get out of my belly!!
...further evidence that men (and perhaps boys) do in fact name their unit.
My guy's having a great day. It sends its warmest positive wishes to everyone.
I have lived 6 times longer than your child. Yet, I completely lack his wise insights. Ahhh to be young again.
HH & friend
These are great. I read them out loud to Jim last night. I like each of them, though of course it's compelling to focus on the genital-naming issue. So why don't women personify their sexual organs? Do you think men are more comfortable with theirs, or is it perhaps because theirs live on the outside? Or maybe, do women actually do it, and I just don't realize it?
The externality certainly seems a solid explanation; as far as women naming theirs I will live that up to the fairer sex to decide..
As far as I know, women don't do it. Very many years ago, in the previous century and then some, an ex-boyfriend and I made jokes about naming our genitalia - but whenever he'd joke and say the name assigned to mine, it was pretty odd and uncomfortable. We soon dropped it.
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