S came in for a bit, changed his clothes, and ran out to play cricket again. He had a somewhat upset look on his face, but I didn't think much or probe much.
Much later, when he was done with play, he came in with a grumpy expression, declaring as most kids do, that he was not friends with so and so for ever. And the story came out..
"We were playing cricket.. and ball flew into a bag near garbage or something. When we ran to pick up the ball, we could see a cockroach sitting on it. S.H. kicked the ball and the cockroach fell off. He then picked up the ball. I was like Yeew, how can you touch the ball? S.H. then ran behind me chasing me, trying to touch me, and he did! Now I had the "Cockroach Touch" on my Tee! "
I started smiling almost immediately, not because I was amused by S's reaction, rather because I was remembering the Cheese Touch story in Diary of a Wimpy Kid. There is this moldy bit of cheese in the basketball court of the school that Jeff Henley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid goes to. A kid touches it by mistake, and then everyone in school avoids him like the curse. Until he touches a kid, and then the other kid gets the "Cheese Touch". Then on to the next one.. and so it goes. S has only recently read the book, so I could imagine him making an instant connection when this thing happened. Hence the grin on my face, and I can tell you, S was not amused at all.
Sometimes parents smile because they find something the kid says or does cute in some way. The kid (atleast my kids) always interpret this as though the other person (in this case, the parent), is making fun of him/her. With M, when she sings a song in her baby voice, we end up smiling broadly. Often she throws a tantrum right after, thinking that we are making fun of her. We have learnt now to keep a straight face, encourage her with her presentation without going overboard. Sigh!
Much later, when he was done with play, he came in with a grumpy expression, declaring as most kids do, that he was not friends with so and so for ever. And the story came out..
"We were playing cricket.. and ball flew into a bag near garbage or something. When we ran to pick up the ball, we could see a cockroach sitting on it. S.H. kicked the ball and the cockroach fell off. He then picked up the ball. I was like Yeew, how can you touch the ball? S.H. then ran behind me chasing me, trying to touch me, and he did! Now I had the "Cockroach Touch" on my Tee! "
I started smiling almost immediately, not because I was amused by S's reaction, rather because I was remembering the Cheese Touch story in Diary of a Wimpy Kid. There is this moldy bit of cheese in the basketball court of the school that Jeff Henley in Diary of a Wimpy Kid goes to. A kid touches it by mistake, and then everyone in school avoids him like the curse. Until he touches a kid, and then the other kid gets the "Cheese Touch". Then on to the next one.. and so it goes. S has only recently read the book, so I could imagine him making an instant connection when this thing happened. Hence the grin on my face, and I can tell you, S was not amused at all.
Sometimes parents smile because they find something the kid says or does cute in some way. The kid (atleast my kids) always interpret this as though the other person (in this case, the parent), is making fun of him/her. With M, when she sings a song in her baby voice, we end up smiling broadly. Often she throws a tantrum right after, thinking that we are making fun of her. We have learnt now to keep a straight face, encourage her with her presentation without going overboard. Sigh!
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