Out of the mouths of babes...
Hello, loyal hangers on. Tonight, my nephew said something that I felt must be recorded for posterity; so here it is:
My just-turned-three nephew, Ethan, is an avid fan of stories. "Once upon a time..." will stop him in his tracks, no matter what he's doing. Then he'll run over, jump up into your lap, and say, "...there was a little boy named Ethan." Then he'll hang on your every word as you recount his harrowing adventures, adding an occasional extra detail of his own for color.
Tonight, he wanted stories about the Grinch - anything would do, as long as it included the Grinch and it was about the Grinch getting his in the end (preferably courtesy of Ethan, of course).
After a great many Grinch stories, I was about tapped out for story material; so I told Ethan that he had to tell me a story instead. He told me that he couldn't. I asked him why.
His response? "I don't have a bigger voice in my mind."
That's about the most profound thing I've ever heard out of a child's mouth. Pretty cool - thought you should all know.
My just-turned-three nephew, Ethan, is an avid fan of stories. "Once upon a time..." will stop him in his tracks, no matter what he's doing. Then he'll run over, jump up into your lap, and say, "...there was a little boy named Ethan." Then he'll hang on your every word as you recount his harrowing adventures, adding an occasional extra detail of his own for color.
Tonight, he wanted stories about the Grinch - anything would do, as long as it included the Grinch and it was about the Grinch getting his in the end (preferably courtesy of Ethan, of course).
After a great many Grinch stories, I was about tapped out for story material; so I told Ethan that he had to tell me a story instead. He told me that he couldn't. I asked him why.
His response? "I don't have a bigger voice in my mind."
That's about the most profound thing I've ever heard out of a child's mouth. Pretty cool - thought you should all know.