So my family had a get together this weekend and my sister from Idaho was down with two of her brood. Her youngest likes her uncle Merhtiman (one of my secret names) and likes to play board games using "Emily" rules. We played "Life" and one of her rules is that you can buy people. I wasn't sure if I should tell her of the evils of slavery right then and there, but I figured that so long as the people she bought just rode around in the car with her, it was all right. Her other rule was that you could crash your car into stuff, so long as you had auto insurance. We did bury the dead, just in case you were wondering. I suggested that the dead could come back as zombies, but she didn't like that idea.
Our other activity was to watch QVC with the sound off and to come up with voice overs for the people selling the products. During one of the commercials a product was being advertised with this baby that had all these swirls of light and sparkly things dancing around it. She asked me what was going on and I explained that it was the baby of the future. She liked that idea and kept telling everyone about the Future Baby and what fine things its coming would bring. She then started on about the old man of the future and so on and so forth.
So, after all of this fun and adventure she tells me that I remind her of this guy she knows. I'm all like, "What guy is this, then?" I'm thinking that some old dude is hanging around her. She replies, "Well, Danny is in the third grade." This relieved me and I thought that I was in for the typical "We hang out at recess and he can ride his bike real fast" kind of thing that kids think is cool. Nope. So I ask her what this Danny is like and her reply is choice, "Well, Danny is mentally retarded and has seizures and he walks like this (starts walking with a spastic limp). "So, you think that I'm a retard, huh?" She countered, "No, it's just that you kind of look like him and when you laugh it reminds me of him." I guess she sees past his disability and sees us both as human.
Well, I am sure this comes from a good place, but I honestly don't know what to do with it. I must admit that as bewildered as I am, I find this freakin' hilarious. I love my niece.
Earl...
10 years ago
3 comments:
Your niece sounds so hilarious! She def has a touch of your sense of humour! Glad that you got to spend some quality time with her!
Awhh I love your niece's honesty. You can't beat that. Not sure what I would do with that comment either. My nephew is just learning to talk and I'm worried he might tell me like it is one day.
I saw him this past weekend though (I was babysitting) and we played this game where I put this plastic octopus on his head and said "it's a hat!" Then on top of the octopus's head I put a rubber mini cupcake holder and said "the octopus is wearing a hat too!" He totally let me do it and he sat all still (he's two) and then I put another mini cupcake holder on my head and it sat there too with my hat, he found this hilarious.
THEN I tried putting this green felt pail thing he has leftover from Halloween upside down on his head as a hat and he was like "NO!" He let me make all his toys into hats except for that one. I showed my brother later and still the green pail was a no go. We thought this was hilarious - wonder why he wouldn't let us do it?!
Kids are funny. Sorry for the long comment.
Christielli~ She is a funny one. I wish she lived closer.
Rawbean~ Lol! Yeah, stuff like that cracks me up. Also, long comments are never a problem with me:)
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