Sorry, Daniel Tiger

I overheard Sam yelling at Daniel Tiger the other day:

"No, I am not your friend! I am not!"

Perhaps it's not such a beautiful day in the neighborhood after all.

Hold on... Nothing.

"I like myself," Sam said.

"You like yourself?" I asked.

"Mm-hmm," he said.

"I LOVE yourself," I said.

"I'm talking to myself," he said. "Hold on. I'm talking to myself. Hold on. Um. Nothing."

Say Something

Some of the most beautiful songs are so, so sad. And sometimes I play them just because they are so sad. I'm not sad, but there are times when a sad song feels just right.

"Say Something" by Great Big World is one of those heart-wrenching songs, and I get lost in it. It makes me cry, which my son has seen happen. Whenever he hears any part of the song, he says "This is a very sad song."

Today "All of Me" by John Legend was playing and Sam said "This is a sad song." I said it was not - it is a love song. 

"Say everything I'm giving up on you," Sam said. "That is a very sad song. It is playing when you cry."

The kid has an astounding memory. He's also very interested in feelings.

And don't worry. Sometimes I play Frank Mills' "The Happy Song" on repeat. Life has room for both.

This one time...

One time, while I was working in the kitchen, sister said "Ye tap dap." I looked over at her and replied "Ye tap dap."

She paused. She thought. She frowned. Then she began to cry her tiny heart out! Poor baby. I was only agreeing with her, but apparently I should not have.

Another time, I was laying on the couch under a blanket. Sam walked up. "There's room here," he said softly, patting a spot in front of my tummy. "There's room for a kid to lay." 

Heart pangs.

Then there was the monologue the other day while I was driving.

"Sister nurses from your boobies," he said. "She sure does nurse from your boobies. I have boobies. But my boobies are little. Yours are so biiiiiiiig. Your boobies are SOO BIG! Does daddy have boobies?"

I'm thankful he couldn't see my face, because it was contorted with strangled laughter.