WannaBeGythaOgg

Easy to please

I managed to amaze my son Adam the other day. This isn't really difficult to do, since he's not yet 3 years old.

My two older kids are at an age where they think I have no clue. I know from experience that I didn't really think my parents had any useful advice for me until I reached my twenties. It's good to know that eventually my own offspring will realize I'm not the moron they have been thinking I am - at least, if I live that long.

My younger daughter is kind of on the cusp - sometimes I still say things that manage to catch her attention, but she's almost at the point where she'll manage to ignore most of what I say. I've noticed this with my older daughter, who actually admitted the other day that she wasn't listening.

But Adam...if not quite a blank slate, he's still got some room for me. And he was at first surprised, then tremendously pleased, when I sang "Old McDonald" to him the other day. I could tell what he was thinking:

Me (singing, offkey as usual): "Old McDonald had a farm..."
Adam: What? Mom knows that song? I thought only Joe from Blue's Clues knew that song!

His little face broke into a huge smile. Beaming at me, he started to sing along.

Well, I'll just enjoy it while it lasts.

posted by PratchettFan @ 7:47 AM