When the odd come together
We got yet ANOTHER new realtor for the house yesterday since our last one wasn't doing anything. When the new one came over she brought her 8yr old granddaughter and i thought "Crap, i'm on babysitting duty, aren't i?"
Except this kid sat right down and quietly pulled out a library book. I wouldn't mind children if they were all like this. So i went back to watching Cash Cab. Once or twice i peeked over to see the girl watching then when she noticed me she snapped right back to her book all shy. Finally a BATSHIT CRAZY contestant had us both laughing and the girl came to sit beside me like a protective bubble had been popped. Suddenly i couldn't get her to shut up, but i oddly didn't mind. She loves books and was already reading at a 5th grade level, her favorite author was currently RL Stein, she was attacked by a dog when younger but still likes them, she has some interesting yet creepy theories about ghosts, and she doesn't have many friends because most kids find her weird. OMG you guys, if i ever spawned...
Me: [flipping channels] "What do you wanna watch? Goof Troop is on?"
Girl: "What's Goof Troop?"
Me: "It's good. It was on when i was a kid."
Girl: "How old are you?"
Me: "Twenty-three."
Girl: "Wow."
Me: [feels old]
Girl: [reading the satellite guide] "NO DORA! OMG!"
Me: [reads her book, Rules For Girls or something] "'You should never hate anyone'?"
Girl: "Yeah. But i hate a lot of people."
Me: "Me too, hun. Me too."
[watching House of Mouse]
Me: "...What is it, Robot Day?"
Girl: "Mickey got himself a hot girl robot!"
Me: LOL!
Girl: "Well, it is..."
[watching Spongebob]
Girl: "...What's on Discovery?"
Me: [pleasantly shocked] "Mythbusters."
Girl: "I love Mythbusters!"
[Mythbusters ends]
Girl: "OMG i love How It's Made!"
Me: [looking for adoption papers]
[showing her my room]
Girl: "You like Stitch. ...And Star Wars." (only funny if you've seen my room, i guess)
Girl: "You seem like a very nice girl."
Me: "You do too."
When i take over the world and banish children into a life of silence, she will be excluded.
Except this kid sat right down and quietly pulled out a library book. I wouldn't mind children if they were all like this. So i went back to watching Cash Cab. Once or twice i peeked over to see the girl watching then when she noticed me she snapped right back to her book all shy. Finally a BATSHIT CRAZY contestant had us both laughing and the girl came to sit beside me like a protective bubble had been popped. Suddenly i couldn't get her to shut up, but i oddly didn't mind. She loves books and was already reading at a 5th grade level, her favorite author was currently RL Stein, she was attacked by a dog when younger but still likes them, she has some interesting yet creepy theories about ghosts, and she doesn't have many friends because most kids find her weird. OMG you guys, if i ever spawned...
Me: [flipping channels] "What do you wanna watch? Goof Troop is on?"
Girl: "What's Goof Troop?"
Me: "It's good. It was on when i was a kid."
Girl: "How old are you?"
Me: "Twenty-three."
Girl: "Wow."
Me: [feels old]
Girl: [reading the satellite guide] "NO DORA! OMG!"
Me: [reads her book, Rules For Girls or something] "'You should never hate anyone'?"
Girl: "Yeah. But i hate a lot of people."
Me: "Me too, hun. Me too."
[watching House of Mouse]
Me: "...What is it, Robot Day?"
Girl: "Mickey got himself a hot girl robot!"
Me: LOL!
Girl: "Well, it is..."
[watching Spongebob]
Girl: "...What's on Discovery?"
Me: [pleasantly shocked] "Mythbusters."
Girl: "I love Mythbusters!"
[Mythbusters ends]
Girl: "OMG i love How It's Made!"
Me: [looking for adoption papers]
[showing her my room]
Girl: "You like Stitch. ...And Star Wars." (only funny if you've seen my room, i guess)
Girl: "You seem like a very nice girl."
Me: "You do too."
When i take over the world and banish children into a life of silence, she will be excluded.