Asher and Titus like to trash talk when they’re wrestling or playing. They’re really just calling each other silly names, but their limited exposure makes the names pretty funny. Some of my favorites came from Asher in the past week. He says to Titus:
“Hey Doctor Lira!” (our dentist)
“Hey Big Bird with mittens!”
…and in Menards, “Hey 2×4!”
I saw this comic in the paper this morning, and figured it did a great job describing why Titus likes football so much.
Asher was fine with saying “Trick or Treat”, but he preferred “Happy Halloween!”
At 7:15 this morning, Titus and I started our first timeout briefing of the day. A briefing usually consists of me trying to get him to understand why he was sent to timeout, and what he should do to avoid being sent there again!
In this case, Titus had pushed Asher away from a puzzle he was working on. The debrief went something like this:
Andy: Why did you have to go to timeout?
Titus: Because I didn’t listen. (His scripted first response—this is right about 90% of the time)
Andy: Nope. Why did you have to go to time out?
Titus: Because I did somesing to Asher.
Andy: What did you do to Asher?
Titus: I bowed his head. (I have no idea what he’s talking about, but Sarah later explained it means pinning Asher’s head to the floor while Titus finishes his activity)
Andy: How does that work? (I should have asked “what does that mean?”)
Titus: Good.
Then I hear a squeak of laughter from Sarah, and I start to chuckle. By the time I regain composure enough to finish the debrief I realize that this particular “teachable moment” was reversed: Titus taught me his best technique for keeping Asher away from my stuff was to pin his head to the floor!
I was walking through the yard with the boys when Asher noticed a big Royal Red maple leaf on the ground. He said, “Why is the tree broken, Daddy?”
I gave a full two-minute answer that included leaves changing colors, being fun to jump in, and winter. Maybe I should’ve just stuck with “because they tree is cold”!
