Between our two kids we've got apraxia of speech, sensory issues and attention deficit disorder with a side of anxiety, compulsive behaviors and, depending on the week, tics. Things may be complicated in our house but, hey, at least they're unpredictable.

Sunday, November 04, 2007

In the Mooooood for a Laugh?

Ari and I were cozy under the blankets in my bed as we read a book before bedtime. Max, who typically reads on his own (Something new that started when he started third grade. Yay!) was sleepy and joined us for a cuddle.

We were in the middle of a Freddie Fernortner: Fearless First Grader book. In this one entitled A Haunting We Will Go, the three first grade protagonists were lurking by a house reputed to be haunted. They heard a noise and ran away and one of them, Darla, fell and got her pants muddy. She said, “My mom is going to have a cow when she sees how dirty my pants are!”

I was curious to know if the kids understood, given the context of the story, what it meant that the mom was going to “have a cow.” So I asked. Ari said no. Max said, “That her mom is going to have to wash her pants.”

I was about to offer the correct explanation when he elaborated.

In milk.

I hadn’t laughed so hard in a long time.