Knock, knock!
Knock, knock!
Who's there?
Neighbor.
Neighbor who? What neighbor? I don't see anyone.... Oh, down there! Hello, Man-cub!
Yeah, that's a hilarious joke. But probably only if you were there.
See, my son has learned to knock on doors. And while watching him push his stroller around in front of our house, he decided to bolt up the driveway of our neighbor and knock on the door.
After trying to explain to Mr. Neighbor we weren't really trying to get his family's attention, my son made his way inside and found their four-year-old son's room full of toys. Toys the Man-cub hadn't seen before or tasted yet. Their son seemed happy to have a surprise playmate.
So I nervously chatted with Mrs. Neighbor, talking about their skylights, the boys and Hurricane Wilma. When my son found a stash of toys next to the family room couch and made a move to dump them all out on the floor, I said goodbye, mentioning our front door was unlocked and it was now dark, and, you know ... serial killers and all that.
Even though I was embarrassed the Man-cub invited us over to the neighbors' -- and yes, even though it was awkward -- I almost had a case of the warm fuzzies. One great thing about kids: they have a way of bringing people together.
Who's there?
Neighbor.
Neighbor who? What neighbor? I don't see anyone.... Oh, down there! Hello, Man-cub!
Yeah, that's a hilarious joke. But probably only if you were there.
See, my son has learned to knock on doors. And while watching him push his stroller around in front of our house, he decided to bolt up the driveway of our neighbor and knock on the door.
After trying to explain to Mr. Neighbor we weren't really trying to get his family's attention, my son made his way inside and found their four-year-old son's room full of toys. Toys the Man-cub hadn't seen before or tasted yet. Their son seemed happy to have a surprise playmate.
So I nervously chatted with Mrs. Neighbor, talking about their skylights, the boys and Hurricane Wilma. When my son found a stash of toys next to the family room couch and made a move to dump them all out on the floor, I said goodbye, mentioning our front door was unlocked and it was now dark, and, you know ... serial killers and all that.
Even though I was embarrassed the Man-cub invited us over to the neighbors' -- and yes, even though it was awkward -- I almost had a case of the warm fuzzies. One great thing about kids: they have a way of bringing people together.
posted by Holly at 4:22 PM
4 Comments:
Kids totally have an innate toy honing sense. That is hilarious he found ran next door to knock on the door :)
Indeed kids are a great ice breaker!
LOL! I hope you and the Man-Cub made some new friends!!
Yes, kids are a great door opener and conversation starter. Good that you've met your neighbors.
Thanks for the inspiration! This story inspired me to post about how I helped introduce my mom to the neighbors when I was 3.
http://3amdesigns.blogspot.com/2008/07/coffee-how-i-helped-my-mom-meet.html
Enjoy your blogs!
toni
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