Pre-K Casanova

The Marriage is Off

Oh, dear.

Two heartbreaks in 2 months...what's a mom to do? I picked Lil Charlie up from school today and he was in a mood. Lots of sighs and moans. I knew I was in for my next blog post.

Mom: So What's the matter, honey? Are you OK?

Charlie: No. (combination moan & sigh) Remember my friend? She said she's not going to marry me now.

Mom: Oh, No! What happened?

Charlie: I don't know (groan)

Mom: Did you ask her again, or did she just tell you out of the blue?

Charlie: She just told me. (layed his head down on his folded arms)

Mom: So is she going to marry someone else now?

Charlie: No. I don't know. She just said she wasn't going to marry me now. I'm so mad!!

Mom: Maybe you can pick some flowers for her or give her a present. Is she mad at you?

Charlie: (In thought about what he could possibly do) What could we give her?

Mom: I don't know. Something a girl would like.

Charlie: I don't have any girl toys.

Mom: What about that pink cat you got from Sissy. The one Chesney likes.

Charlie: Oh No!! That's a Neo-Pet. That's SPECIAL!!

Mom: (Quickly seeing that a stuffed cat holds his heart more than this little girl ever could) Maybe draw her a picture with girl stuff.

Charlie: Like what?

Mom: Maybe a flower, or a butterfly? A rainbow.....a....

Charlie: A rainbow. But I don't know how to draw a rainbow. Will you help me?

Mom: Sure I will.

Charlie: Can I have my tattoo? (He found it earlier that morning on the floorboard)

Mom: Sure, here you go.

Charlie: Maybe we can get her a Cars tattoo? And you know how they have lots of them on the page? Then I could keep the rest.

Mom: (Wow - how quickly he is getting over his crush) We'll see (In the house now)

Charlie: (Throws himself on the couch, face first)

Mom: What's the matter, honey? (Giving him a big bear hug) I still love you. She's crazy not to want to marry you.

Charlie: (Defensively insists) NO SHE'S NOT. SHE'S NOT CRAZY.....I'm hungry - Can you make me some lunch?

Stand by for more of "As the Pre-K World Turns"

The Lesson in Giving

Today, Charlie asked for a new toy. Again. In the past 12 days, he has received 3 new toys...one from each grandmother and one from his Aunt Carol...she's just a sucker.

So, in an effort to teach him a lesson about charity, we dragged his two big bins of toys out into the living room and separated them into "Keep" and "Give Away" piles. When we were through sorting all of the toys, the "Give Away" pile was much larger than I had expected, so I gave Lil Charlie a big hug and said, "some little boy who doesn't have many toys is going to be SO HAPPY to get your old toys."

Lil Charlie quickly stood up and corrected me and said, "Oh, no, Mama, I'm going to give half of my toys to my dad's Meme and the other half to your Meme (Grandmothers) because they don't have good toys at their houses."

That was his charity. He is totally and completely my husband's child. Thank God he has my good looks! :o)

Birthdays Only Come Once A Year

Lil Charlie asked me when his birthday will be again, so I started counting the months out loud and finally ended on August.

LIL CHARLIE: "August? WHAT? It's going to be in AUGUST??? AGAIN????

He's... a freakin' comedian...I can't get over it.

Broken Hands

In thinking that Charlie will one day find the love of his life and marry her, I feel it is my duty as a woman to raise a polite, respectable man. On our way to school this morning, I stood patiently at the door and asked him to "Please open the door for the lady."

His response: "What, are your hands broken?"

Really?

Beautiful Girls

Lil Charlie says to me in the car on the way home from school,

"Mom... I have 2 girlfriends..........and I really love them....... because they are SO beautiful."

Chicken Arms

Lil Charlie: "When I lick my arm, it tastes like chicken."

Mom to Dad: "There's my next Blurb Post."

Dad to Mom (as he whips out his crackberry), "Not if I post it first."

Crackhead!

Pretty Girls

Lil Charlie says, "I made a new friend today. She's a girl.........and she's preeetttttty. Really pretty."

Butt-Smackin'

Me: "(Lil') Charlie...What did I tell you about hitting people?"

Lil' Charlie: "I wasn't hitting you. I was high-fiving your butt."

Me: (Taking a deep breath) "................................"

(I got nothin')