My Suessical Life for 2003 December 9 (entry 1)

(5) Tue Dec 09 2003 15:10 Last Chance: We have a bedtime routine with Atticus that includes reading stories. Atticus really looks forward to this part of the evening, and it settles him down for a good sleep. The other night, however, when I started getting his books ready, Atticus said that he was too tired, and he just wanted to go to bed.

"You don't want to read stories?" I asked, surprised.

"No, I'm tired. I want to go to bed. No stories."

He did seem unusually tired, so that was that. Dave took over from there, putting on his pajamas, and then he took Atticus to his room, where Atticus announced "I want to read stories."

"It's too late. You said you want to go to bed without stories," Dave said. A tantrum ensued, and as Atticus built his opposition, Dave tried to reason with him. Their conversation went something like this:

"I want to read stories!"

"Sorry. You said you were tired and you wanted to go to bed without stories, so it is time for bed."

"But I want to read my stories!!!"

"It's too late. You lost your chance. Time for bed."

More desperately, Atticus pleads "No, I didn't lose my chance. Look, Papa, its coming. Look there, it is walking over here!"

"Honey, chances don't walk."

Hysterics begin "Papa, look, it's HOPPING."

At that point, Atticus fell apart, and we were glad that even in moments such as these, there is a touch of humor to be enjoyed.

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Comments:

Posted by Jen at Tue Dec 09 2003 16:21

That is so funny... I thought that (toward the end) when Atticus was talking about the "chance," that he was talking about you! ;) That you were walking in or something... what an imagination!!

Posted by Sumana at Tue Dec 09 2003 20:50

I am laughing out loud. Your story really cheered me up. Thanks, and congratulations on raising such an imaginative and vivid little boy. I love Atticus and I haven't even met him.

Posted by rachel at Tue Dec 09 2003 22:13

wow... I CRACKED up laughing... that is too cute. Its HOPPING! Hehehe

Posted by Frances at Tue Dec 09 2003 22:22

Is my chance hopping yet? Is that like the ship coming in?

Posted by John at Wed Dec 10 2003 02:15

I miss my nephews when I hear stuff like that. Kids (and Susie) say the darndest things!