Owen has discovered the art of exaggerated pessimism. If things are not going his way, the glass will not only be viewed as half-empty, it will be made from plastic that's full of BPA and have a dead bug floating in its lukewarm water.
We needed to run errands yesterday morning, and I enticed Owen with a promised lunch at Chick-fil-A, which he was all for until he realized it meant he'd have to change out of his pajamas. As I wrestled him into a pair of jeans, he dove into this monologue (picture lots of open-palm hand waving and over-enunciating):
And ACTually, I don't EVEN like chicken nuggets anyway. I don't like Chick-fil-A. ACTually, I don't EVEN like eating anymore. And I don't EVEN want to wear blue jeans. I hate tennis shoes.
And when he ran out of relevant things to complain about, he just started free-styling.
I don't EVEN like this house anymore. And ACTually, I don't like walls. I don't EVEN like ceilings. I hate this carpet...
I had to agree with him on that last point. Hardwoods would have been a much more attractive option for the upstairs.
7 comments:
Can you please record him next time? I must hear this! Speaking of... When will I see you again? Invite us to town for something in February or March!
I remember him speaking like this in Crosby. He reminded me of an angry black lady
oh how i LOVE this post, becuase it means I'm not the only one who ACTUALLY hears such poor pitiful complaints since Graham is also quite skilled at them--and also quite unhappy when he has to get out of his pjs!! as always, excellent writing, Shelley...wonder where Owen got his excellent language skills?
Liz
He sounds alot like Abigail! When she decides not to do something, she can think of many things to say. LOL
I think its cute, when he's NOT EVEN sleepy and his eyes are closed!! AWE.......
Love the comments! Thanks everyone.
He really reminds me a lot of you Shelley when you had a disagreement with your mother while in high school and started using words from your advanced vocabulary she and I both had to go to the dictionary to understand what you were saying. I will tell you from my experience as a kindergarten principal the past 19 years, you will never win an argument with a five year old or younger.
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