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I’m laying with Mr. 5 tonight trying to get him to fall asleep. We’re chatting about our day, and so goes the conversation.
Me: What one thing do you think you’re going to ask Santa for Christmas?
Mr. 5: I don’t know. Maybe a car. You know a big one.
Me: The kind with a remote or one you push with your hands?
Mr. 5: The kind that goes on it’s own. You know.
Me: ??
Mr. 5: Like the kind our friend has, that you can ride in.
Me: Oh does she drive it?
Mr. 5: Not anymore it broke.
Me: We don’t have room for one of those.
Changing the subject…
Me: You know there are some kids who don’t get gifts from their parents on Christmas?
Mr. 5: Why?
Me: Their parents don’t have money to buy them.
Mr. 5: holds up his hands and begins spreading some of his fingers apart
Me: I was thinking we might buy some presents for those kids, you know so they can have presents too on Christmas.
Mr. 5: nodding to his hands Do these look like chameleon hands to you?
Me: Were you even listening to me? I’m trying to talk to you about something.
Mr. 5: Yeah, yeah. Kids don’t get Christmas presents.
Me: Yes. I think we should buy presents for them.
Mr. 5: I heard you, but now it’s time for me to talk. Don’t you think these look like chameleon hands?
Trying another approach…
Me: What do you think we should get Daddy for Christmas?
Mr. 5: I don’t know.
Me: What do you think he’d like?
Mr. 5: Something boring. You guys always get boring presents.
Mr. 5: Can you make chameleon hands?
I tried…
November 18th, 2007 at 11:50 pm
Well, can you?
November 19th, 2007 at 7:32 am
I am totally laughing out loud because a/ I know Mr. 5 and can imagine the conversation unfolding and b/ I have my own Ms. 5 who has just about that attention span! Beautiful. I’m also curious about your chameleon hands abilities….
November 19th, 2007 at 8:46 am
Well… Along with the chameleon hands,can you make chameleon toes????
November 19th, 2007 at 9:27 am
I think I have had this same conversation with Junior Mayhem…usually leads to me needing a drink!
November 19th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
that was effing hilarious! thanks!
November 19th, 2007 at 12:58 pm
I came here from Kim’s blog. Excellent. Love the part about not having room for a big car that’s broken. Genius. Besides, I don’t think Santa can fit it down a chimney….although he does manage to get bicycles down there from time to time :/
November 19th, 2007 at 1:28 pm
Too funny and so true. I had a conversation similar to yours with my son. I thought he was listening until he asked me if Batman and Superman got in a fight who do I think would win.
November 19th, 2007 at 1:48 pm
That’s hilarious! But more importantly, CAN you make chameleon hands?
November 19th, 2007 at 2:51 pm
Those conversations are disappearing from Bossy’s house. A definite Yay/Boo.
November 19th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
He’s hysterical.
November 19th, 2007 at 7:24 pm
What in the world is chameleon hands and how do you make them? I must know.
November 19th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
I tried it. Mine look like chameleon hands too.
November 19th, 2007 at 8:55 pm
Hey, if you can make chameleon hands, let me know, because I think that’s be awesome. To have chameleon hands. Cool.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:34 pm
I’m totally pulling the ‘chameleon hands’ thing in my business meeting tomorrow. What? You don’t like the fact that your health insurance plan is going up 33% in January? Do these look like chameleon hands?
Yeah, perfect.
November 20th, 2007 at 10:26 am
Sounds like he’s more chameleon than just hands… he’s a master at changing the topic too.
So funny!