All Growed Up
There's a Chappelle's Show skit where Dave's kid makes him a necklace out of macaroni. While the necklace itself is very unremarkable in its craftsmanship, the fact that his son gave it to him made him get a bit emotional.
My kid didn't exist three years ago, and I only first saw him 25 months ago. For several months, all he could do was cry, eat, and poop (and for the record, he did these things like a true champion). I think all the time about how quickly he's growing up, but I didn't have my first real macaroni necklace moment until yesterday, when I brought this picture in to decorate my office:
It's an outline of a Christmas tree with dots of paint on it. It's hardly something to get worked up about. Yet I was actually getting a little bit emotional when I brought it in.
Important Note: No, I didn't cry. I repeat, there was no crying.My kid is growing fast. Too fast. And so am I.
Quick, somebody tell me a fart joke...
Comments
cadiz12 said:
i not good at the fart jokes, but i love children. and their artwork. it takes a real man to get sniffly over being proud of his kid.
way to go, pdp. and good timing, too; the parents still have some quality shopping days left.
Becky said:
you have a real artist on your hands, dad. you should frame that so he'll know how important it is to you.
i'll have to get back to you with a fart joke... if you're interested, i know alot of helen keller jokes that are all in horrible taste...
Becky said:
oh, yeah, his name must be....
POTENTIAL DEGAS PHILLIPS
PAINTING DELIGHTFULLY PHILLIPS
jazzy said:
pollock dedicated phillips
absolutely
elasticwaistbandlady said:
I ate tuna sandwiches for breakfast and lunch today. I AM a walking fart joke. Papi said it smelled like a Knights Of Columbus fish fry at our house.
My kids made pin cushion rings for me at Christmas last year through a Church activity. Yes, a pin cushion that I can wear as a ring. I tell you, it does really come in handy for my various voodoo stickpin projects.
Radioactive qed said:
No matter how nice your office was, that picture improves it.
glo said:
Most fantastic. Thank you for sharing.
Rhonda said:
Awww...we wouldn't judge you if you cried. Not that you did, but still. It's totally acceptable to be sappy when it comes to your kids. And what a sweet little piece of art!
I DID cry when the ladies at my 1-1/2 year old's school presented me with a wreath made of her little hand prints. It's awesome.