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Going nowhere, fast (or "Why they should have included booze in that stupid 'new parent' bag we got at the hospital")


Me: Ok, get in the car, son.
Son: Dad! Do you like dumplings?
Me: I sure do. Get in the car.
Son: Do dumplings come in lots of colors?
Me: I'm sure you can get dumplings in colors somewhere. Get in the car, bud.
Son: What kind of cars do they have in China?
Me: Same kind as here. Get in the car, son.
Son: Is China far?
Me: Very far. Get in the car.
Son: Are aliens real?
Me: I hope so. Get in the car.
Son: Hey, Dad---
Me: Please. Please, get in the car.

Comments

  1. Michael on 2007-04-03 06:18:41 wrote: Oh Man, that sounds like so many conversations in my house. Sometimes it is impossible to get them to focus.

  2. Mattwho on 2007-04-03 08:17:43 wrote: I know exactly what you mean. For some reason this same thing happens when my 4 year old son is on the toilet.

  3. siobhan on 2007-04-03 09:37:49 wrote: Getting from the house to the car to the sitter’s house every morning takes 25 minutes. I wish the hospital had sent me home with ample amounts of margarita mix.

  4. Marlo on 2007-04-03 13:34:53 wrote: Stall tactics, that’s what they are! My three year old does this before bedtime.

  5. Thomas on 2007-04-03 18:36:36 wrote: Once, when I was six, while preparing for a trip to the library, I did this same sort of thing to my mother. She threatened that if I kept it up, we would have to walk to the library. I kept it up and we walked the two and a half miles to the library and then back. My mother and I could both be very hard headed that way. After that, I stopped waiting for rides to the library and I would just walk. As an adult, I walk everywhere and I probably drink too much. I wonder if the two are somehow related.

  6. RogerX on 2007-04-04 04:25:37 wrote: I understand your frustration… This is exactly like my 4 year old, stalling at any chance. I’d make it known that he is always free to ask me questions when we are sitting in the car or otherwise “just talking,” but when daddy says it’s time to do something, that means it’s time to do it NOW. (Don’t worry, I don’t hit him or swear at him :) “OK son, it’s time to brush your teeth.” “Uhm, daddy… uhm… Do you think that bad ball robot is going to get Mr. Incredible next time? Cuz that isn’t very nice!”

  7. Michael W. on 2007-04-04 05:54:23 wrote: It doesn’t change either. My 13 year old, 11 year old, 8 year old and my 3 1/2 year old all do the same thing. Makes it quite interesting when we’re trying to get out the door on time.