Charlie and I are sitting at the table, where he is eating cheese and telling me about the day he broke his arm.
“Daddy didn’t see me fall, he just heard me screaming.”
“Oh my.”
“It was like this: doo doo doo doo AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH.”
“Wow, that’s quite a story. You can tell your little buddies about that some day.”
“NO. I am NOT going to be a daddy.”
“Really? You’re not?”
“NO. And I am NOT getting MARRIED.”
“Oh I see.”
“NO. How long does married last?”
“If you’re lucky, forever.”
“Why don’t you and Daddy get married?”
“Uh, we did, a long time ago.”
“Why wasn’t I there?!?”
“Well we decided it might work better for us if we got married FIRST and had you and Henry LATER.”
“But I wanted to be there! To bring you the rings.”
“That would have been nice.”
“Yes, it WOULD have. Now I am mad at you.”
“For getting married before I had you?”
“YES.”
“I think I can live with that.”
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I baby-sit a little boy (who is turning four in less than two weeks, omg) who will probably have that exact same reaction one day.
Then he will follow it with a story where he actually was there and he will present it as fact, not fiction.
The whole point is: dear god your children are adorable.
By Aisha on 05.16.08 7:34 am | Permalink
We’re just stuck at why can’t my 4yo marry Daddy instead. Agree w/ Aisha–adorable!
By HeatherK on 05.16.08 7:49 am | Permalink
Bwah!
By RuthWells on 05.16.08 8:07 am | Permalink
You selfish narcissist. Wanting a wedding and a husband before you gave birth. You should’ve waited.
By All Adither on 05.16.08 8:42 am | Permalink
Adorable!
Thing1 always said he wanted to marry me. Then one day when he was about 4 he told me he didn’t want to marry me anymore because “Amanda smells like cookies and you smell like cleaning the house.” I was crushed but I couldn’t argue with his logic.
By SassyPants on 05.16.08 9:04 am | Permalink
Oh my gosh I love you. And this blog.
By A. Berkoski on 05.16.08 9:16 am | Permalink
At least he’s not mad at you for not being the one to cut the cord when he was born. So there’s the upside for you.
By Jenny on 05.16.08 9:32 am | Permalink
Man, legitimacy sucks– how could you do that to your little guys? Don’t know you it’s more fun to be a love child, as long as you get to carry the rings?
By Mara on 05.16.08 10:24 am | Permalink
So cute. My 5 year old thinks like that. These little conversations and thought processes are so fun!
By Rebecca on 05.16.08 11:07 am | Permalink
this is the PERFECT thing to keep around for henry’s wedding toast.
By kat on 05.16.08 11:56 am | Permalink
How cute. Make me want kids for one second and then I get over it and realize I probably should follow your lead and get married first.
By Mandy on 05.16.08 2:38 pm | Permalink
That is so cute.
My second son got upset when I showed him a picture of myself and my husband when I was pregnant with my first son.
“But, where am I?!” It was harder to explain than I thought.
By Rachel on 05.16.08 4:14 pm | Permalink
My youngest thought I’d given birth to Daddy the same way I had her and her sister.
Well, I AM way more grown up…
By Dawn on 05.16.08 4:38 pm | Permalink
Anytime we have this conversation (WHY WASN’T I AT YOUR WEDDING), I always say “you were just a twinkle in my eye.”
And yes, that gets brought up a lot. “I was a twinkle, right mama? Or was I in your belly?”
By The Simple Family on 05.16.08 8:11 pm | Permalink
That’s awesome. The Boy has a difficult time understanding that time existed before he lived on this earth.
By RubiaLala on 05.16.08 8:26 pm | Permalink
My husband and I decided that once we’re done making people we’ll renew our vows so they can come.
By Annika on 05.17.08 12:15 am | Permalink
My son keeps telling me he has organised my wedding. He knows what we are going to eat and wear and the music that is going to be played. It is going to be a Wiggles themed wedding. With the Teletubbies. Oh, and I am allowed to marry Daddy again. But he has to marry Moo, his sister too.
Oh yeah, sound Klassy don’t it?
By Kelley on 05.17.08 7:14 am | Permalink
Hahahahahahaha…that is so cute.
By Erin Cooper on 05.19.08 5:49 am | Permalink
awesome story.
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