Aimeé
21.
**He is too cute. I have given up and am attempting to lie in his bed and hope he will fall asleep if I am completely immobile. There is no hope.**
Him: (poking my face) Mom, can we talk about God rising from the dead?
….
Him: (quietly) well, now I have LOTS of questions…— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) April 24, 2020
22.
Me: We need to talk about how you threw a rock today. Not good
Him: ….I see the moon
Me: I need you to know it was bad
Him: I feel okay
Me: Throwing rocks is not good
Him: in the story, David hit Goliath with a rock and it was GREAT
Me (to husband): I am losing badly here
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) April 25, 2020
23.
Me: goodnight lovie
Him: (waggling eyebrows) goodnight mom. It will be hard for you to leave
Me: (kisses head) I’ll be fine
Him: Goodnight “M” “O” “M”. “M” “O” “M” spells DAD…right mom? (makes direct eye contact)
Me: You know how much I want to correct you
Him: I DO!!
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) April 25, 2020
24.
Me: Love you sweetie. Goodnight.
Him: Goodnight mommy.
I leave. Storm begins. Huge crack of thunder.
Him: (from dark) MOM CAN YOU PLEASE TURN OFF THE STORM
Me: (yelling) I CAN TRY
Him: WHAT WILL YOU TRY
Me: LOVE I GUESS?
Him: THAT WON’T WORK….TRY SNUGGLES FOR ME INSTEAD
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) April 27, 2020
25.
Him: Night! oh mom, I think this is a new tooth
**shows molar. WHAT. Is that a wisdom tooth? hiding alarm**
Me: oh dear. you are getting older.
Him: OH! can I get my driver’s license?
Me: you are 6
Him: FINE! so can I stop the tooth from growing so I don’t grow up?!
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) April 28, 2020
26.
Him: Mom, what can I trade you? (shows me my own coin collection)
Me: No lovie. Not right now. Night.
Him: I’m trading you for this. (hands me my own childhood bear)
Me: You’re giving me my own stuff back
Him: A trade! Choose coin or bear
Me: THIS IS A HOSTAGE NEGOTIATION
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) April 30, 2020
27.
Me: Night love.
Him: Can I listen to your heart?
Me: Ok
**quiet**
Him: it’s beating fast
**quiet**
Him: did you love someone so much that your heart stops beating? did you fall over? did you die? or did you just go to sleep?
Me: no?
Him: SO YOU DIDN’T LOVE SOMEONE?!
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) May 1, 2020
28.
Me: goodnight lovie
*he puts his hand on my cheek*
Him: goodnight mommy
Staring lovingly at each other.
Me: did you wash your hands?
Him: nope
Me: were you playing with the garter snake outside?
Him: (huge smile. kisses my nose.) I love him AND you
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) May 2, 2020
29.
Me: ……
Him: you have to know everything about the kid. about me. about how much I like lying like this. or eating snacks.
Me: well, I don’t think I am ready for all kids. I can just learn you.
Him: okie dokie
— Kate Bowler (@KatecBowler) May 4, 2020
