We've been spending a lot of quality time at the park near our house. It's a magical place where neighbors congregate, catch up, and watch as the youngin's figure out life's great tragedies and joys by the sandbox.
Ziggy even comes by on occasion to help keep the grass down and entertain the crowd.
The only downside of a park outing is the inevitable tantrum that will erupt from either or both of the boys when it's time to go. No matter how coy or firm I am, or how good the reward or incentive to leave may be, there is always a tear shed when it's time to go.
Today's departure went like this:
Me: "Boys, two more minutes."
Max: "No, five more minutes." Seeing that he wasn't getting anywhere with that, "I know, how about ten?" he offers optimistically.
Me: "How about you finish that dig and we're leaving."
A few minutes later
Me: "Okay, time to head out guys."
Max: "Bawwwww, awwwwwww. No Mommy, NO!"
And then, with all the drama of Ponyboy in SE Hinton's The Outsiders, "You're WRECKING MY HEART!"
I'm sure at some point in this journey of parenthood he'll accuse me and/or his father of ruining his life.
But wrecking his heart?
Geesh, where does he get all the drama?
3 comments:
OHHHHHHH NOOOOOOOOO! LOL Rennie, how dare you wreck that sweet child's heart. LOL!!!!!! That is just hilarious!
When Emily was right about four years old, she very loudly and tearfully told me, "Do you know that you've just ruined my whole life?!?!?" I think I retorted, "That's how I know I'm doing my job properply. You aren't SUPPOSED to like all my decisions, my I make those decisions because I love you. I must REALLLLLLLLLLY love you if you're that upset with me." I think the logic was lost on her, but I had to plead my case. Couldn't have the child I was ruining her WHOLE LIFE just for fun! ha ha
Give Max a big hug from his friends here at my house. What a doll!
FYI, the code I'm now going to have to type in to post a comment is "urbum" (anyone else see the humor in that one???)
As someone who literally took drama with his momma *oh so many years ago in college* it might be true that he gets it from you.
Then again, every single adult in his family is a master storyteller, so a flair for the dramatic is in the collective gene pool, no?
He's good...very good :) Love you guys!
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