Just say no to Future Ant Farmers of America
My son and I were eating at the kitchen table when he decided to play a game.
"Head!" he said, his spaghetti-sauce-covered hands reaching for his hair.
"Head, shoulders, knees and toes!" I sang.
The Man-cub looked down and pointed in my direction.
"Knees?" I asked. "Toes?"
He kept looking down. Finally, he got off his chair and bent very close to my toes. What was he doing now?
"Bye-bye," he said, and waved.
What the ...?
I looked. I squinted.
There was an ant on the floor. It was one of those barely-there ants, about a quarter of the size of his fingernail. I hate those things!
The Man-cub wasn't looking at my toes as part of the game -- he was waving to an ant.
Then he found another ant. And another.
"Bye-bye," he said, wishing them on their merry way.
Great. Not only do I have ants, but my son is showing them the best hospitality they'll see anywhere.
It's OK if he likes bugs -- but he's never going to have an ant farm.
"Head!" he said, his spaghetti-sauce-covered hands reaching for his hair.
"Head, shoulders, knees and toes!" I sang.
The Man-cub looked down and pointed in my direction.
"Knees?" I asked. "Toes?"
He kept looking down. Finally, he got off his chair and bent very close to my toes. What was he doing now?
"Bye-bye," he said, and waved.
What the ...?
I looked. I squinted.
There was an ant on the floor. It was one of those barely-there ants, about a quarter of the size of his fingernail. I hate those things!
The Man-cub wasn't looking at my toes as part of the game -- he was waving to an ant.
Then he found another ant. And another.
"Bye-bye," he said, wishing them on their merry way.
Great. Not only do I have ants, but my son is showing them the best hospitality they'll see anywhere.
It's OK if he likes bugs -- but he's never going to have an ant farm.
Labels: Man-cub
posted by Holly at 7:45 AM
7 Comments:
That's funny!
My kids would have said bye bye and then stepped on them.
The ants are driving me crazy right now! Glad I'm not the only one. Maybe your son could play Pied Piper and lead them out of the house.
LOL! Well what a sweet host :) I don't blame you. Ant farms give me the willies.
I love your writing! That's really funny! We call that song--Neesintohs. :)
I totally sympathize! At the beginning of every summer, we have the Battle of the Ants as they attempt to take over our house. Drives. Me. Crazy.
I'm not sure which is worse, kids who love bugs or kids who are terrified of bugs. Mine are terrified.
I found some of those in my kitchen tonight.
That's so cute that he said "bye bye" to them!!
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