He did a normal kid thing on Friday night and lost a tooth. I wish I had taken video of Dennis yanking the sucker out with a pair of pliers.
And since he didn't swallow this one like he did the first two he lost, I got to do the normal Mommy thing and play Tooth Fairy.
The next morning, I took Graham and his Tooth Fairy booty yard saling where he scored a VHS tape of ANTZ.
Like the normal little girl that she is, Dottie spotted a Barbie and had to have the Princess Girl Doll.
We came home with our treasures and the kids had a normal lunch of hot dogs, pickles and chips.
We all took a nap.
When I woke up, I was pleased to see that the sun was shining, Dennis was home, and the time happened to be exactly wine thirty.
The kids woke up happy and were excited to get into the kiddy pool. We got them naked and in they went.
I was reminded of the not normal as I took out Graham's hearing aids and told Dottie that he wouldn't be able to hear her.
Not normal is the road map of scars on Graham's torso, from his neck down his sternum, from side to side across his abdomen, from his armpit all the way down his ribs...I appreciated all the scars and wondered who will be the lucky girl who gets to fall in love with those scars.
Dennis and I lounged on the grass and watched Graham and Dottie play in the pool. We wondered what Graham would be like if he were normal. Not in a longing for a normal kid sort of way, just a simple curious way;
What would his voice sound like if he had all his vocal chords and all his hearing?
What physical activities would he excel at if he wasn't weakened by his rough start?
What foods would he like if he'd eaten food his whole life like a normal kid?
And as the two of them played,
As Graham bent over, farted loudly at Dottie and sang the Stinky Butt Butt song,
As I signed to Graham that it wasn't nice to fart on his sister,
As Graham threw a bucket at Dottie's head,
As he added verses about Poop Poop and Pee Pee to the Stinky Butt Butt song,
As he splashed water at Dottie until she cried,
As he morphed into Spiderman and tackled Dottie,
As I screamed my hands off at Graham to BE. NICE. TO. DOTTIE.,
I wondered...
If he were normal...
Would he be more... or less ...
Of a prick?
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The last three lines? My best chuckle of the day.
Lol. Are we suppose to guess?
I love the word prick. I must teach it to the children today.
He has such a great smile!
Sounds exactly like a normal boy indeed. What a great picture and a beautiful smile!
Your line about screaming your hands off brings to mind my eternal question about the sign for "NO" which always has seemed woefully inadequate. I mean, you can't *snap* or *yell* or do anything remotely vehement with the sign. Believe me, I've tried. I think at my maddest, most Trying to Get Across I'm Pissed Off so Heed Me NOW Dammit moments, I've looked like nothing more than someone doing their Karate Kid impression of Miyagi catching a fly.
Maybe there's another sign for NO that I just haven't learned...... like HELL NO. Or maybe I need to invent one?
My six year old finds nothing in the world more hilarious right now than farting on or in the very close vicinity of another person. Usually me. Thank heavens she doesn't know the Stinky Butt Butt song. She's already driving me batty with her endless renditions of I See London, I See France.
I love when he does normal stuff too. He cracks me up.
Also you're cracking me up with screaming your hands off.
Signing your hands off? Instant classic line. Last three lines? Summed it up perfectly. Somehow, despite his differences, Graham seems to tow the line of a "boy" very easily. And if he pisses off his sister? Bonus. Great Spin, you have such a way with words! You're linked!
I think Graham is perfectly "normal" My 7 year old is the king of farts and terrorizing his little brother. They sing songs about farts and poop too.
Love the signing your hands off line. I mean really it must be hard to convey that pissed off tone when there is no tone.
being a prick to your younger siblings is about as normal as it gets. he is just luck b/c he can't hear all the screaming that comes with it.
Graham is so freaking adorable!!!
Signing your hands off....hilarious!
LMAO!!!! Seems like he's doing normal boy things!
Your kid is normal. His differences set him apart but don't take away from his being normal. He is just as he was meant to be. And the scars - those are badges of courage. They mean he's a fighter and survivor and he has something to show for the battle. And the smile...omg, he has such poopy ass joy. Thank God for Graham.
More of a prick. Definitely. :)
LOVE this post!
He sounds wonderfully irritatingly like my boys trying to piss eachother off.
Great post!
Sounds like he is pretty much a boy--normal to me! Except I wouldn't know because I only raise perfectly mannered little ladies. Ha!
Someday some young lady (or two or more) will fall in love with those scars and they will be the favorite part of him. What was a little scary was at Leah's last surgery the surgeon was trying to anticipate where her boob might be so the scar from the laproscope may fall under it. 1. She is three for cripes sake! and 2. With her genes she won't have any boobs to hide her scars! :P
If he is anything like Wyatt more of a prick would be the answer!
He can be the best big brother and then in a snap make me and Abby want to beat his ass for being so mean.
I love the line of you thinking about the woman that gets to fall in love with his scars. the thought of another woman in my son's life make me want to freak out.
"wine thirty" is my favorite time of day.
I like Graham's version of normal.
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Graham sounds like a perfectly normal kid to me. I mean, if he didn't annoy the hell out of you and occasionally make you think he was going to kill his sister, then you wouldn't be experiencing the full joy of parenting.
Great spin!
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