“Huh?”
“What?”
“(No answer)”
“But I didn’t hear you”
“What’s that you say?”
What is it with 12.5 year old boys? Do they suddenly lose their hearing between sixth and seventh grades? Monkey Boy is here for five weeks this summer, but I am not sure he can hear anymore. For the past two weeks, I have heard a chorus of what’s and huh’s uttered by who I now believe must have profound hearing loss. He not only does it to Booger Bear and I, but I counted him say it to our friends the W’s at their house for dinner last night (Yummy, Thanks!) at least five times. I am starting to have visions that he is turning into Jeremy Duncan from the Zits comic strip as I type this entry. But while I am on the subject of what irks me about Monkey Boy, here are a few more things that I wish could be made available to him through loudspeaker, message board, telepathy, or osmosis.
- It’s called personal hygiene. You can never use enough anti-bacterial soap, deodorant, hair product, toothpaste, and dental floss.
- I will not wash, dry, fold, and put away your clothes. I show you how to do it every time you are here.
- Don’t be a vidiot! Pick up and read one of those seven books we checked out from the public library.
- Garnet rings are for girls born in January (like me)!
- Your dad’s birthday is April 6 and Father’s Day is the third Sunday of every June every year.
- Watch your tone with all adults and remember that you are not an adult yet.
- You aren’t the first kid to roll his eyes or slam his door, but you may be the last.
- Stuffed animals are not to be dressed in clothing.
I digress, but I do love the kid. He’s definitely an original. Booger Bear would say that boys will be boys, but he also does some of the very same things as Monkey Boy. Booger Bear, where did you put that Build-A-Bear with the tutu and tiara?
