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jlf1961 -> The fun of having a four year old around. (9/7/2016 8:19:08 PM)
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Okay, it has been a few years since I had a four year old in the house (my youngest is 32) some of the fun things that happen when they are around.
However, I have to explain a few things.
One, the boy I refer to as my great nephew is not related by blood, his grandmother was my late mom's live in care giver before she passed, and now she is my best friend/sister.
She was born and raised in Easton PA, which creates some fun exchanges during the day.
But Munch was blessed by the creator to have been born in the south, and in Texas.
Questions:
1) This one came while watching The Incredible Hulk.
Poppop, why do they call him the hulk?
Answer: what would you call a 900 pound green guy with big muscles who crashes through your living room wall?
2) On the back porch just looking at stars (almost no light pollution and on really clear nights you can see the arms of the milky way.)
Poppop, what are you looking at?
The milky way
You are looking at a candy bar?
No, I am looking at the band of stars that was called the Milky way first, the candy bar people stole the name.
The good thing is that I got to spend 30 minutes showing him the different constellations, spoiled only by his grandmother announcing it was bed time and he had school.
3) Poppop can I have a pet Wookie?
No.
Why poppop?
Cause you nana wont let me have a pet dragon.
4 year old wisdom:
Meteors are not dust and rocks falling into the atmosphere, they are angels with flashlights.
And then there are things that are not allowed to be taught.
First, I was raised in a mixed family, dad was from the mountains of North Carolina, mom was from Pennsylvania.
So I have some strange mixed up ways of speaking.
1) I am not allowed to say "I didnt done it"
Have no idea why, I just have fond memories of high school english teachers doing face palms and eye rolls every time I said it.
2) I cannot refer to the pro football team from Pittsburgh as the "Pittsburgh Stinkers."
3) Even though munch is attending pre k at my old school, and the mascot is the BullDAWG, I am not allowed to get him to use Dawg instead of dog.
4) Kangaroos are not baby jack rabbits
5) Chili has beans in it, dont matter that it was invented down here and it never had beans until the damn yankees started messing with it.
6) Salsa is not required at every meal (now this one I really dont understand, salsa and hot sauce should be on the table at every meal.)
7) Bacon does not make everything better. (yes it does, but sis dont think so.)
8) Carburetors are not rebuilt on the dining room table (it does not matter if my mom did it.)
9) It is not okay to let him put the frog he caught in his back pack to take it in the house and show his grandmother (I thought this was hilarious.)
10) The same rule applies to lizards.
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