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March 08, 2004
Just a Few....
...."Aaaaaw" moments to share. WildChild has been here since Friday, and today I took him to Harrison to meet my mom & dad so he could spend a few days with them. He loves going there, as they still live on a farm....which is the closest thing to heaven for a 3 yr. old who loves to be outdoors.
I finally got him all loaded up & transferred to their vehicle, and as they were about to leave I told him to be a good boy for Poppy & Ginnky. He looks at me all indignant and said, "I Ginnky's big boy." He pointed at my mom. "Ginnky a good guy." He added, pointing at my dad in the driver's seat, "And Poppy a good guy right there. Right. There."
He continued, "Ma, you go get in Ma's car. Go home now. WildChild going to Poppy's house." In other words, I'll be fine, stop hovering. It was too cute.
But you aren't allowed to call him cute. He & Mike went out for a guy's night out while I was at work Saturday night, and their waitress told WildChild that he was cute. "No," WildChild replied. "I not cute. I WildChild. He Gr'npaMike."
He lives in a very literal world.
Posted by Rita at March 8, 2004 08:18 PM
Comments
He's WildChild to himself, too?
Heh.
Posted by: Da Goddess at March 9, 2004 05:49 AM
Whatever his real name is, it's certainly not 'Cute'. Heh. He also looks down at his jeans in confusion every time I tell him he has his sillypants on.
Posted by: Rita at March 9, 2004 06:20 AM
Commonly held as a pre-requisitor of high intelligence; third person, impersonal. Indicates the ability to think abstractly about oneself.
Posted by: Bill at March 9, 2004 08:32 AM
Aah. That explains a kid I once knew that refused to respond unless addressed by his entire name. He was extremely intelligent but somewhat lacking in social skills, shall we say.
Just as long as this one doesn't do like his dad, who insists I address him as "Son", not by his given name. He says that he calls me "Mom", my status, instead of my name, and I should do the same to him. Which makes sense, and shows how ADHD kids' brains just work differently than everyone else's. Not that that's a bad thing, just takes some getting used to.
Posted by: Rita at March 9, 2004 09:26 AM
When Emrack was about 6, he objected to being left with a "babysitter". He insisted that the proper job title was "kidsitter".
Posted by: triticale at March 9, 2004 04:10 PM