Super (Cars) Nanny
My kid has an obsession with the color green. He's not exactly enamored with the color itself, but with announcing very enthusiastically, "That's GREEN!" as he points to random objects. He's right only about 40% of the time, and I applaud with squeals of "Yes, that IS green, you smart boy!" Truth be known, he really doesn't seem to care about his accuracy, only about the degree of pleasure and gusto with which he announces his assessment of an object's greenness.
Along with announcing repeatedly, "That's GREEN!" Al's other favorite diversion is putting his cars in time out. But he won't put the car in time out--that's the mama's job. He brings the offending car to me, states, "Time out?" and the following exchange occurs:
And then, Al swoops in and decides that his car has spent long enough on the time out mat. He hands the car to me, and--I am not even joking and I wish I were--I complete the time out process by repeating what the car did wrong and telling him that I'm sure he'll make better choices next time.
And then. And then, I have to give the car a hug. On days when I am fed up with the cars-in-time-out game and I try my best to rush through the spiel, Al prompts me: "Hug?" And so I hug the car. And then Al hugs the car, too. And I die from the absurd cuteness of it all.
Along with announcing repeatedly, "That's GREEN!" Al's other favorite diversion is putting his cars in time out. But he won't put the car in time out--that's the mama's job. He brings the offending car to me, states, "Time out?" and the following exchange occurs:
Al: Time out?And that's where I go all Super Nanny on a die-cast car. I go through the whole enchilada about how we do not hit and that is not OK and you're going to sit in time out and think about how you must be nice to your friends.
Me: Mater/Doc/Wingo/whoever (NEVER Lightning, by the way) needs time out?
Al: Time out.
Me: What did he do?
Al: He did no-noes.
Me: No-noes?
Al: He hit.
And then, Al swoops in and decides that his car has spent long enough on the time out mat. He hands the car to me, and--I am not even joking and I wish I were--I complete the time out process by repeating what the car did wrong and telling him that I'm sure he'll make better choices next time.
And then. And then, I have to give the car a hug. On days when I am fed up with the cars-in-time-out game and I try my best to rush through the spiel, Al prompts me: "Hug?" And so I hug the car. And then Al hugs the car, too. And I die from the absurd cuteness of it all.
posted by Jezer at 9:07 AM
5 Comments:
That is the most adorable post I've read in a long time. Al is not only super smart about colors, but he gets a big pat on the back for REALLY understanding what time-out is all about. I wish Logan would get a clue :) I would even hug cars!
That is seriously cute! You have to hug his cars! hehe. Green is my second favorite color, so I applaud his pointing it out. It is lovely in every shade.
Mom - Lightening would NEVER EVER get a time out (actually he should but that would reveal that I've watched that movie far too many times). Anyhow, that is so darn cute that I may just have to have Bumper start doing that with her toys. Unruly inanimate objects that they are.
xo
E loves green, too. So much that sometimes? When she likes something? She just calls it green and then says, 'I LOVE GREEN.'
Yes, the absurd cuteness of it all. Makes it all worthwhile.
That is TOOOOOO cute.
In our house, it is the freight cars that are often naughty. I'm going to have to try taking their naughtiness more seriously.
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