I don’t know what is going on in my child’s head, but this boy of mine is nuts.
I don’t even bother telling him what to do anymore…I just watch him with a “holy crap…we’re really in for it aren’t we?” face, and he just does his thing.
And you know what ‘his thing’ is?
To just have as much fun as possible.
When I intervene on his fun to…say…I don’t know, get him to eat or something, he typically laughs and looks at me to see if I’ll chase him.
Because chasing is fun.
I was not surprised in the slightest when his preschool teacher complained that he won’t sit down to do art.
“We made gingerbread men today…and well…you can see clearly which one is belongs to him…”
Yes. I could see clearly.
It was the blank one.
Because my boy doesn’t give a shit about coloring. He just wants to have fun.
“Oh yes,” I said, “Yes, we’ll work on that at home!”
We don’t.
To tell you the truth I kind of admire how dang happy my boy is.
Him: Mom! When I say Jump, you say ING…Jump!
Me: (monotone) ing.
Him: YES!!!!
Him: Mom! When I say Jump and ING and question and YOU and say Question!!
Me: (monotone) question.
Him: NO!!!!! When I say Jump and ING and question and YOU and say IT!
Seriously. I have no idea what he’s talking about half the time.
Him: JUMP!
Me: (monotone) ing.
pause.
waiting.
Me: (monotone) question.
Him: YES!!!!!!!
And then he high fives me.
Even weird word games are fun to him.
As some point I stopped flinching at the sight of him leaping from platforms I never in a million years imagined he would climb, and while part of me feels like he should get all the fun in now while he’s young and naive, I have a feeling he’ll be pushing those limits in exchange for fun for years to come…whether I like it or not.
tracy@sellabitmum says
Oh I love how you’ve captured him. That last photo is perfection. I can see it in a few years when it’s a sports car driving away…
Arnebya @whatnowandwhy says
I am really giggling trying to figure out the meaning of jumping question. And I can imagine him all exciting saying it. Hilarious.
Kimberly at Rubber Chicken Madness says
Yes, he’ll push limits, but he’ll LIVE fully! What a gift you have in that boy. Makes me want to squish him. If he’d ever hold still :)
Amy says
Love this.
Bossy Betty says
Wonderful snapshot of this precious time of life!
Jennifer says
YES! What is it with boys and their spirit of adventure. The girl may be moody, but at least she isn’t crazy. Mostly.
Kimberly says
What a beautiful way of looking at him! Just go back and read this at those times when he has fun and you cringe!
The Mommy Therapy says
From a distance, this is adorable and sounds so endearing. And he is adorable!
My six year old is currently in the jokster, can’t stop climbing everything phase of his life and it’s about to drive me bananas. Maybe I should think more about him just trying to have fun instead of how annoying it is. :)
Jen says
My dear friend, you have a boy. Boys are crazy and they don’t sit down and color. The only coloring they like to do is throwing mud and leaves at a living room wall and then smearing it into the carpet.
Boys.
Jen says
My lil man (almost 9months) does not play with toys, he destroys them. Because playing is merely fun, but breakings expensive plastic shtuff all to pieces is a Grand Ol’ Time. But I hear that boys are better to their mamas in their teenage years than girls, right? RIGHT?!?!?
Cyn & Co says
Ah, I love it.
You seem to have captured him so perfectly. As a mom of two little girls, I know that boys are a whole different ball game, but how awesome is it that this little man has a mom who just ‘gets’ him so well.
And for the record, word games confuse the crap outta me. I never know when to join in, clap or whatever. LOL
imperfectmomma says
wild and crazy boys are just so much fun right? Today my son was running around the house…cause I was chasing him of course…and stopped turned around and gave me his best evil scientist laugh.
Never a dull moment :)
SUPAHMAMA says
Boys, maaan… “Because my boy doesn’t give a shit about coloring. He just wants to have fun.” Both my (almost) 3 year old and my 4 year old are in the same Pre-K class and she brings home Van Gogh’s while all he brings home is a letter about how he’s wiped out again and it wasn’t their fault he busted his (insert body party)… again… for the 4th time this week. She? Is teaching HERSELF how to read. He? Is teaching himself how to survive a 12 story fall.
I need a hard drink. BOYS. UGH….
Kimberly says
Do these boys ever make sense??
Kristen says
I always wanted a boy…just for the reasons you posted! What fun…even on the bad days they find a way to make you laugh and feel alive.
Jamie says
I see this spirit in my boys too… I try so hard not to let myself or the rest of the world squash it out of him. I’m sure it will eventually, but what’s the rush!
MangoChutney says
I wish I knew a boy, but I have all girls. But when I did daycare, I had boys, and they love to wrestle….with my delicate girl flowers, and they scared me, because they were pretty rough;)