Cute kid quote of the week
Cameron, 7.5, has already hit that stage when he doesn't want any sort of embarrassing kiss or hug goodbye on the playground (*sob*). Now I'm lucky if I can get a nanosecond of eye contact before he runs into the school. He's a loving boy, but he doesn't want his 3-yr-old brother's many declarations of affection to get too mushy or embarrassing either. So Cam has been meeting Alister's "I love yous" with various iterations of "ditto."
Alister: "I love you, Mom."
Cameron: "I say that too."
Alister: "I love you, Cameron."
Cameron: "Same thing expressed previously."
This made me laugh!!! I am getting pretty much the same from my 7 year old son too these days!
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Posted by: Lyle Mozak | March 17, 2011 at 11:41 AM
I have a genuine question for moms of boys as I am a mom to 1 girl. It seems to me that moms of boys are overly attached to them and express quite openly that they are distraught at their boy-child separating from them - either in the immediate (on the playground) and in the future (at the altar). I've heard various moms of boys speculating about how hard it will be to be "replaced" by his wife. This makes me very nervous for my own DD's likelihood of future happiness with one of these over-loved boys. Because the mom is not being replaced - she is not his life-partner and should never think of herself in that way. Thoughts? Am I being over-sensitive? Are you actually just joking and I'm not getting it? I'm quite sincere in my concern altho my post does read a bit judge-y so I apologize in advance.
Posted by: Bryn Swan | March 21, 2011 at 04:41 PM