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May 16, 2007
Follow (Some Of) Your Dreams!
We’ve raised the boys to believe they can grow up to be anything they want, as long as they work hard, get plenty of sleep and don’t overdose on Froot Loops and Sprite first.
That’s why it was disconcerting for me to hear the following exchange while I was eavesdropping on the twins’ bath:
Drew: “When I grow up, I’m going to be a lawyer, a chef, a famous artist or a drunk hobo.”
Porter: “If I can’t be an inventor guy, I’ll just be a mama’s boy.”
The empty nest isn’t looking so empty any more.
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May 16th, 2007 at 5:01 pm, Kassie Says:
makes me think I never fully explored by job options!
May 16th, 2007 at 5:30 pm, Sensible One Says:
With all the other crazy college courses they’re offering these days, maybe he’ll luck out and Drunk Hobo 101 won’t be full.
May 16th, 2007 at 9:12 pm, Dre Says:
It’s still early. They’ll figure out that they want to do something that excites them… hopefully.
May 17th, 2007 at 8:24 am, Shell Says:
LOL! Reach for the stars, boys, reach for the stars…
May 17th, 2007 at 9:24 am, Clearlykels Says:
ha ha ha!!! Oh wow, that was fabulous. We all need dreams.
May 17th, 2007 at 1:51 pm, Honeybell Says:
I’m sorry, but this is funniest thing I’ve read all day!! My five year old keeps promising to live with me forever . . . not completely sure if that makes me happy or not . . .
May 17th, 2007 at 8:39 pm, Oh, The Joys Says:
for some reason the drunk hobo has me laughing and not able to stop.
May 18th, 2007 at 4:16 pm, KLee Says:
Well, “drunk hobo” is better than say, “wife-beating, knuckle-dragging trailer trash.” And, he never said he was committed to any of those choices — he’s exploring his options!
Those boys! They kill me, honestly.
May 18th, 2007 at 8:34 pm, Shayna Says:
Hey Anne! Guess what? I was in Birmingham today visiting a friend from college! It was my first time in AL, but I thought of you and the Tiny Kingdom
May 19th, 2007 at 12:50 am, Jesse Says:
OMG that’s funny, the things kids come up with-priceless.
May 19th, 2007 at 10:17 am, Jennifer Says:
I’m not sure drunk hobo and artist are mutually exclusive. You can’t have one without the other!
May 20th, 2007 at 1:27 am, AbsolutelyBananas Says:
A drunk hobo, huh? That is truly priceless.
May 20th, 2007 at 7:45 pm, raine Says:
that’s pretty good.
My favorite however, is my niece. I think she was about 3 or 4 at the time, and I asked, “What do you want to be when you grow up?”
“A dolphin!” she replied.
May 20th, 2007 at 9:35 pm, wksocmom Says:
Hee Hee. Today my boys were discussing what they wanted to be. The 4yo is going to be a pilot and asked his younger brother (3) if he would be the guy who makes the food and drinks on the plane. “No, I want to be a pirate.” “Okay, but you’re going to need to find a costume”
June 19th, 2007 at 11:03 am, My Tiny Kingdom » Old Bathwater Says:
[...] Shouldn’t Porter, the inventor/mama’s boy, be able to come up with an easier way to get the water from the tub to the plants? [...]
June 27th, 2007 at 11:04 am, My Tiny Kingdom » The Simple Squalid Water Pumper Says:
[...] Thus, this weekend I encouraged Porter’s resourcefulness (Dear Lord, I truly will die if he becomes a mama’s boy as he has threatened) and we came up with a fantastic invention to recycle water for the plants I want to save. [...]
January 24th, 2008 at 9:44 am, My Tiny Kingdom » Apeshit, And Deservedly So Says:
[...] the idea to save it in the white trash can, but long-time readers will have no trouble guessing which twin carted all the other crap out of the shed and set up a “system” so the snow could be [...]