Friday, April 17, 2009

What Is He Trying to Say?

Someone has a birthday next month. Someone is turning 14.
But for the life of me, I can't figure out what he wants...
I can't decipher the clues - they are just not clear enough.


If only he would give us a list of some sort. And if he could put the list somewhere where we could see it, that would be very helpful. Like, say, in Jon's shoe or stuck between two of Jon's socks?


If only he could make many copies of that list so that it could be distributed everywhere. If he made lots of copies, he could, theoretically, hang it in the picture frame over our bed. Or, like this one that we found under our pillows...


I have no idea what this child wants for his birthday.

I just wish he could be a little more direct...

9 comments:

Kelly said...

That is hysterical!!

Helen Ann said...

At 14, he might want a cell phone...But that's just a guess...Maybe a nice tie or some socks would be just as good.

Elaine said...

I think he's trying to tell you that he wants clothes. Lots and lots of clothes. Don't all kids love to get clothes for presents?

melanie said...

The funny thing is that as he's gotten older (maybe just within the past year), he DOES want clothes! I mean, after one is pretty much done with toys, it's clothes or electronics!

Steve said...

Socks and underwear?

He actually wants a Wii and WiiFit for his birthday.

Or is that what I want for mine?

DanThoms said...

I was going to say Socks and Underwear but Steve stole my thunder. Cell phones, ek.

Mrs.Blue-sky said...

Tell him the cell phones are the devil's device. (I learned that at the home school convention this year). kidding.

dominick said...

He may want a cell phone but I don't really know,he could also want a cool pair of socks.

Anonymous said...

Hey Mel,
I'm going to go to bat for Jonah here and I think you should be super cool and get him an Iphone! Not only would he have a phone, but he'd have the coolest phone of any of the other kids! LOL

Seriously--if you get him a phone, depending on the carrier you have--talk to them about smart limits--parental controls. It's been a saving grace. After years without that and paying cell phone bills that rivaled our mortagage payments because kids would text uncontrollably and not realize that you get charged for incoming and outgoing texts--ATT finally adopted it.

I can set the parameters for time of day restrictions (like during school or in the middle of the night) and I can limit the amount of texts--usually all are based on grades and good attitude. The better they are the more happy mom is for the month. The worse--the more limited talk/text time. It's all controlled through your computer. No more overages and I am very happy about that!

love ya--CJ

Happy birthday Jonah--I tried!