My beloved Random child has struck again. He has a knack for being able destroy things with a single touch. Oh if it weren't for his puppy dog eyes and constant hugs, I'm sure I would have sold him in a yard sale by now. He has, somehow managed to render Manly Man's car completely useless. While playing in the car on Thursday, he burned out the motor that pushes the driver's seat back and forth so the seat got stuck in a permanent position only inches from the windshield. Manly Man, thankfully, was only a few blocks away and drove with his legs pushed sideways and his face nearly pressed against the windshield. Manly Man worked into the wee hours of the night to un-bolt the seat and was quite unhappy about the whole situation; especially since Random has been reminded many times to stay away from the gizmos and gadgets in the Green Goblin (the pet name for our Accord).
Then, this morning as we were on our way to a baptism, I noticed that the passenger's seat of our other car was pushed almost all the way up, with Random's legs stretched out on the other side. Oh child, when will you learn? Random Child was quite relieved when I figured out how to put it back into position and was able to escape my wrath.
The upside of the story is that Manly Man had to take the day off to fix the Goblin and then got spend the rest of the day making BBQ and splashing at the water park with the rest of the fam like he wanted to. It's funny how things work out. It's almost as if Random Child knows exactly what he's doing in an annoying, round-about way. (PS. Please vote for our falling down house!)
Back off my stuff Random Child!
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Posted by How do you solve a problem like Malia? at 9:35 AM
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3 comments:
Ha!
We should swap stories some time. My 14-year old was the Destructo in our family. Water, oil, ink, scissors, electronics, CDs, little brother, paint, small pet dachshund--if he could wreck havoc with it, he would. Life was interesting. He grew out of it a bit, though it did seem to peak at about random child's current age.
Good luck! Lots of sympathy.
Arrrghh...I have a sinking feeling that Random Child's peak will last much longer.
MANLY MAN NEEDS TO GET THE FATHER OF THE YEAR AWARD. I hope it's a little comforting to know that randomness is not in Father's plan and that He gave you Random child on purpose. I think He knows something about you Malia and David that will bless Random child to overcome his Goliath. I think Fathers' gift to you so you don't put him in a yard sale, is Random childs great love & moments of understanding that he has of his plight in between his great battles. I look forward to dear child to peak and grow like Lara's boy.
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