Bean,  Parenting,  Playing

Well, This is New


Bean has a new trick. He thinks it’s the most fun thing in the whole world. Chris and I disagree.

I call it the Limp Noodle. Bean calls it Awesome.

Here’s how you play. Whenever your mom or dad takes your hand to lead you somewhere, you go limp as a noodle and fall down on the floor. Let’s practice:

It’s the end of the day and you are tired and so are your parents. They suggest that it might be bath time, so they take your hand and start to walk with you down the hall towards the bathroom.

LIMP NOODLE!

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That was fun! Let’s do it again!

This time, you’re in the church playground in your clean, sweet, cute church clothes and after half an hour of playing nicely, Mom and Dad say, “Time to go!” and they take your hand to walk you out to the car.

LIMP NOODLE!

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Or, let’s say now we’re at an arts festival with lots of people walking around and you’re cruising along next to your Mom and Dad and they take your hand to turn left and you decide to turn right.

LIMP NOODLE!

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The only saving grace about Bean’s new game is that he doesn’t do it maliciously.

(Wow, 10 vocabulary points for me right there!)

He isn’t pitching a fit or being a stinker. In fact, he’s usually laughing hysterically when he does it. He just thinks this is the most fun new way to say, “Nah, I’d rather do something else.”

I think I’m going to start doing this throughout my day, too. What? Time to grade papers?

LIMP NOODLE!

What do you mean I have to pay bills?

LIMP NOODLE!

Change another dirty diaper?

LIMP NOODLE!

Bean might have a good little thing going here after all…

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