The other day Grant summoned me to a bathroom conference. He rarely takes time for real conversations but for some reason when he's in the bathroom he transforms from an insanely active 6-year-old into a thoughtful, expressive young man.
I think it's because he's stranded when he's on the toilet, with nothing within reach that can be turned into a sword or a gun.
Grant had a clear agenda for this bathroom conference - he confided in me, "I love my new teacher at school. I told her a lot of stuff about me today. I told her my favorite color, my favorite food, and I told her you are older than Daddy."
At first glance that might seem like a strange collection of facts to share on the first date, or on the first day of school as the case may be, but later it occurred to me why he told her that I'm older than Buddy. He was telegraphing to her that his family is okay with May-September romances and that the two of them wouldn't get any resistance from us.
Now granted my relationship with Buddy is more like a late June-early July romance since I'm just three years older. Just for the record, now.
Grant also told me, "Miss Ma is prettier than you but you're nicer than she is."
"Oh great, you're saying I have a great personality!" I said.
He consoled me by saying, "I want to marry her but I want to marry you more." When I told him that I couldn't marry him because I was already married to Daddy he flippantly said Buddy and I could get divorced.
Naturally I would never let Buddy go for anything in the world, and most definitely not for my son. But at the same time I find myself already resenting Miss Ma for stealing my little boy's heart from me. I will probably be a quintessential monster-in-law one day. Woe be to the little tramp that he one day brings home and introduces as his girlfriend.
I will tell her that the only reason he's not marrying me is because I was already married.
Grant had a clear agenda for this bathroom conference - he confided in me, "I love my new teacher at school. I told her a lot of stuff about me today. I told her my favorite color, my favorite food, and I told her you are older than Daddy."
At first glance that might seem like a strange collection of facts to share on the first date, or on the first day of school as the case may be, but later it occurred to me why he told her that I'm older than Buddy. He was telegraphing to her that his family is okay with May-September romances and that the two of them wouldn't get any resistance from us.
Now granted my relationship with Buddy is more like a late June-early July romance since I'm just three years older. Just for the record, now.
Grant also told me, "Miss Ma is prettier than you but you're nicer than she is."
"Oh great, you're saying I have a great personality!" I said.
He consoled me by saying, "I want to marry her but I want to marry you more." When I told him that I couldn't marry him because I was already married to Daddy he flippantly said Buddy and I could get divorced.
Naturally I would never let Buddy go for anything in the world, and most definitely not for my son. But at the same time I find myself already resenting Miss Ma for stealing my little boy's heart from me. I will probably be a quintessential monster-in-law one day. Woe be to the little tramp that he one day brings home and introduces as his girlfriend.
I will tell her that the only reason he's not marrying me is because I was already married.
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3 comments:
this is TRULY the most precious thing ever. I can totally picture it. The mind of a 6-year-old is unbelievable! I can't believe he went "you have a great personality" on you. But you're right, at least he wants to marry you more! oh my word....just classic.
6 years old and can handle two girlfriends (she is prettier but you are nicer). Impressive.
This is the most adorable post. Too cute!
(Just linked over from American Family, and am enjoying reading through your archives.)
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