My son Seth, who will be 18 next month, has provided more humorous tales than I can keep track of. The kid can be a total pain in the butt but he is one funny dude, always has been. He was extremely verbal at a young age, and has an impeccable sense of comic timing, both of which added to the comedy in our household. Blogging friend LH remembers this one. A whole tribe of boys, all about 10 years old, were at her house playing in the backyard. They were ostensibly playing baseball but then began braining each other with the baseball bat because that is what 10 year old boys think to do. LH, being a responsible parent, removed the baseball bat from the scene after several unheeded warnings to stop hitting each other with it. Fifteen minutes later, Seth came up to her and said they'd looked everywhere for the baseball bat and couldn't find it. LH reminded them that, yes, she had
hidden the baseball bat because they were out of control with it. Seth, with his big brown eyes and totally innocent expression, looked at her and said, "The search continues!" This is not the response I would've preferred from him in dealing with another adult, but I have to admit I laughed. Another famous Seth story is the time we were on vacation, Seth was about 7, and we were talking over dinner one night about creating our own country. Husband declared himself King and me, the Queen. Seth declared himself President. Older son, 10 at the time, has always been a pretty serious kid.Far more serious than his brother. A worrier, you might say. Andy asked his little brother, "Who can I be in our country?" Seth replied, "Andy, you can be a concerned citizen." Husband and I nearly choked laughing. To this day, we often call Andy the "concerned citizen." And to this day, Andy doesn't see why this is so funny. These are just two of the many humorous times with the Seth-mon.
My son Seth, who will be 18 next month, has provided more humorous tales than I can keep track of. The kid can be a total pain in the butt but he is one funny dude, always has been. He was extremely verbal at a young age, and has an impeccable sense of comic timing, both of which added to the comedy in our household. Blogging friend LH remembers this one. A whole tribe of boys, all about 10 years old, were at her house playing in the backyard. They were ostensibly playing baseball but then began braining each other with the baseball bat because that is what 10 year old boys think to do. LH, being a responsible parent, removed the baseball bat from the scene after several unheeded warnings to stop hitting each other with it. Fifteen minutes later, Seth came up to her and said they'd looked everywhere for the baseball bat and couldn't find it. LH reminded them that, yes, she had hidden the baseball bat because they were out of control with it. Seth, with his big brown eyes and totally innocent expression, looked at her and said, "The search continues!" This is not the response I would've preferred from him in dealing with another adult, but I have to admit I laughed. Another famous Seth story is the time we were on vacation, Seth was about 7, and we were talking over dinner one night about creating our own country. Husband declared himself King and me, the Queen. Seth declared himself President. Older son, 10 at the time, has always been a pretty serious kid.Far more serious than his brother. A worrier, you might say. Andy asked his little brother, "Who can I be in our country?" Seth replied, "Andy, you can be a concerned citizen." Husband and I nearly choked laughing. To this day, we often call Andy the "concerned citizen." And to this day, Andy doesn't see why this is so funny. These are just two of the many humorous times with the Seth-mon.
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