One of the things I am discovering that is delightful about having a kid, are the conversations you find yourself involved in. Many, many funny exchanges happen not only between you and your child but with other adults as well. Some of them are those 'You had to be there' type moments, but a lot of them are still funny after re-telling. Don't believe me..? Here are three example of recent conversations that struck me as funny and still do.
Food
We are always looking for ways to expand her 'food vocabulary' - what she will eat at home has a far narrower scope then what she will eat at preschool (thank God she is eating healthy somewhere). We recently have resorted to creative ways to get her to eat new things - protein (beyond peanut butter) is a tough one. So when I gave her some ham lunch meat a while ago, she started whining about not wanting to eat it...and this is how the conversation went...
Hailey - "I don't like Ham forever!"
Me - "But Hailey...this is No Zombie Ham"
Hailey - "What?"
Me - "It's No Zombie Ham...it keeps zombies away"
Hailey - "It does?"
Nathan - "Yep, zombies are scared of ham. If you eat ham, zombies won't come near you"
Hailey -"Oh...OK"
*and she proceeded to eat the entire bowl... and has not complained about ham since.
Boys
Another topic we have discussed is a little more - delicate. We got word from preschool that Hailey (and some other girls) have been overly attentive to a certain boy in class and his parents are getting concerned.
Ok...she's kissing him - a lot apparently.
So Nathan had a talk with her about kissing boys. The end result is that Hailey has agreed to two things... #1 - that school is not the place to kiss boys. #2 you shouldn't kiss boys until you are older. From what I can tell, she has stuck by her promises - at least there have been no more concerns from her teacher. The agreement prompted her to tell us one day that...
"I can't wait to grow up... so I can move out and kiss boys" Awesome.
'Normal' Behavior
This one is the most recent. Hailey has had a wicked cough and runny nose lately. The night before last, she woke up screaming about her ear hurting. So I promised her I would take her to the doctor's office. Now... it helps if you understand that....it was just one week prior to yesterday's appointment, that she was in the same office for pink eye. That day, it took myself and two nurses to corner her behind the reception desk after she went running and screaming from the exam room.
Food
We are always looking for ways to expand her 'food vocabulary' - what she will eat at home has a far narrower scope then what she will eat at preschool (thank God she is eating healthy somewhere). We recently have resorted to creative ways to get her to eat new things - protein (beyond peanut butter) is a tough one. So when I gave her some ham lunch meat a while ago, she started whining about not wanting to eat it...and this is how the conversation went...
Hailey - "I don't like Ham forever!"
Me - "But Hailey...this is No Zombie Ham"
Hailey - "What?"
Me - "It's No Zombie Ham...it keeps zombies away"
Hailey - "It does?"
Nathan - "Yep, zombies are scared of ham. If you eat ham, zombies won't come near you"
Hailey -"Oh...OK"
*and she proceeded to eat the entire bowl... and has not complained about ham since.
Boys
Another topic we have discussed is a little more - delicate. We got word from preschool that Hailey (and some other girls) have been overly attentive to a certain boy in class and his parents are getting concerned.
Ok...she's kissing him - a lot apparently.
So Nathan had a talk with her about kissing boys. The end result is that Hailey has agreed to two things... #1 - that school is not the place to kiss boys. #2 you shouldn't kiss boys until you are older. From what I can tell, she has stuck by her promises - at least there have been no more concerns from her teacher. The agreement prompted her to tell us one day that...
"I can't wait to grow up... so I can move out and kiss boys" Awesome.
'Normal' Behavior
This one is the most recent. Hailey has had a wicked cough and runny nose lately. The night before last, she woke up screaming about her ear hurting. So I promised her I would take her to the doctor's office. Now... it helps if you understand that....it was just one week prior to yesterday's appointment, that she was in the same office for pink eye. That day, it took myself and two nurses to corner her behind the reception desk after she went running and screaming from the exam room.
So yesterday, when she was thrashing about the table, completely incapable of sitting still or being quiet... I have this conversation with her doctor...
Doctor - "This is 'normal' for kids that don't feel well."
Me - "What is normal?"
Doctor - "This extreme ramped-up behavior. Often kids that don't feel well will exhibit more energy and stubbornness."
Me - "Actually, this is really good behavior for her."
Doctor - "Oh...um..ok..."
There is never a dull moment -or- a dull conversation when kids are involved.
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