The 7-year-old and I have just finished two games of War (the card game.) The 7-year-old lies back, very still, and stares at the ceiling.ME: Whatcha thinkin' Lincoln?...Huh?
7-YEAR-OLD: (Sigh)...I'm in love with someone!
ME: (laughing, can't help it) You ARE?!?! Who?!?!
7-YEAR-OLD: I'm in love with Eleanor! She kissed me on the LIPS!! I'm going to marry her.
ME: When did she kiss you on the lips?
7-YEAR-OLD: And we even went to dinner and there was a two-seater and we sat at the table by ourselves and it was like we were dating!
ME: Woah!
7-YEAR-OLD: Yes! And we even shared our drink and our food!!!
ME: Wow, that really is like a date!
7-YEAR-OLD: Well, just our food. We had our own drinks. And I got down on my knees and begged and begged her to marry me. I said, (he gets on his knees and puts his hands together in prayer fashion) "Please! Please! Please! MAAAAARRY MEEEEE!"
ME: Did she say yes?
7-YEAR-OLD: Uh-huh!
ME: Did Eleanor kiss you on the lips BEFORE or AFTER you asked her to marry you?
7-YEAR-OLD: (thinking) .....Before. But I think I'll have to kiss her again at the wedding. Won't I?
ME: Yes, you will.
7-YEAR-OLD: Will I HAVE to?
ME: Yes, you have to kiss her at the wedding.
7-YEAR-OLD: Why? Because that's what makes us married, right?
ME: Well...no. Because it's tradition. Yes you will have to kiss Eleanor at your wedding.
7-YEAR-OLD: (He smiles and flops on the floor and buries his face into the rug.) Oh just thinking about it makes me sweat!
5 comments:
Are you sure Lincoln is not 14 or 15??
Anon,
Well Lincoln is geez like, hundreds of years old, but this 7-year-old??, yep, quite sure.
I wonder if his mommy gets to hear all those jewels or if he saves them just for YOU.
ha ha to Super Churchlady. and Isn't war a game where you gamble?
SuperC, I did mention to his parents that he told me he was in love with Eleanor, and they acted like that was old news, so.
Sure seem to be a lot of anons showing up round these parts... All I know is the 7-year-old version of war, and it's when you flip two cards, and the person with the highest card gets to keep both. At least that was this 7-year-old's version.
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