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Blog Entry 217 of 338 Father Knows... Something. Let's figure out what.
This is my outlet to share with the world all the things I've learned - and continue to learn - about being the Father to 3 young children. But I should warn you that my experience is probably NOT yours: my wife and I adopted a sibling set of 3 - all 6 years old and younger - while in our 40's. We've heard that, "it keeps you young," but so far, it has mostly kept us tired... But like any parent, our kids teach us something new every day and I hope to share at least something here with you as I can. The entries will be short - time constraints will probably keep it at or around a mere 200-400 words - but as they say, brevity is the soul of wit. Let's hope I can create some brevity here. So if you read something you like, please leave a comment. If you read something you don't, please just leave. (Just kidding - I'd love to hear from critics as well.)

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In the blink of an eye

Contributed by: Chris Stone   on 9/19/2007

It was an otherwise ordinary Sunday. We had left Church with a single mission in mind; I had to buy a paint brush. Or 3. Given the timing of the trip, The Wif and I had already discussed and settled upon our lunch plans. After buying the brush(es) we would visit that Scottish place that shared the parking lot: MacDougals.

Eventually we settled in for the meal and it became a real eye-opener very quickly; children ran helter-skelter and shrieked their ways through the play structure while parents and grandparents tried their best to call those kids back to the table and the food it held.

I mention this next only as a matter of protocol and nothing more: our kids sat at our designated table and waited (nearly) patiently for their food to arrive. It was a complicated matter because one of the men had soiled his diaper (me) and another was in serious need of a rest room (D-Man).

Or something like that...

After we'd finished our meal, I recalled the words that had led me to feed The Binkster: "when a child regresses in one area, it's a sign that they're about to progress in another." Frankly, this sounded like an Old Wives' Tale - and we all know who tells those - so I largely ignored it as unsupported nonsense.

But that day, in that place, and on a structure that he's already conquered (to whatever extent his height allows), The Binkster demonstrated a new skill. He jumped from the first step to the floor, successfully. Granted it's just a 4 inch "jump," but to him, it was everything.

Until tonight.

Even in his sometime fevered state, The Binkster mimics his brother. It's a fake jump or a fake throw or a fake standing in a fake state, but one thing's for sure. Until he suddenly decided to jump from my chair seat to the floor. That wasn't fake!

The Bink was standing on the edge of my chair and between my legs when he started to act as if he'd make the jump. He'd done this before but always decided to lean back on me instead.

Until tonight.

Tonight, he jumped. His landing was less than perfect and if it's possible, his bum will have a slight bruise. And then he jumped again. And again. Eventually D-Man got into the act and they took turns jumping from either my legs or my chair and the concerns about bruises gave way to a concern about breaks.

But such is the nature of raising boys...

Chris Stone is a slightly different - hopefully better - Father and man than he was yesterday...


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Submitted By: Chris Stone
posted on 9/19/2007 @ 11:12:15 PM
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Now, now; I'm not 'badmouthing' Old Wives. After all, where would we Old Husbands be without them? I'm merely stating (supposed) fact. And as for the E.R., I just continue to be amazed at The Wif's amazement at her boys' actions. She tells me, "they jumped off this" or, "he threw that" or, "they stood there and beat each other over the head with the toy golf clubs" and the best I can respond is, "what's for dinner?" She'll get it eventually - but only after they've mostly grown out of it, I suppose. Thank you both.
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Submitted By: Karin Malchow
posted on 9/19/2007 @ 6:01:47 PM
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Let's not be badmouthing Old Wives here; some of us enjoy being nonsensical.
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Submitted By: Bill Prather
posted on 9/19/2007 @ 10:03:58 AM
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Uh, watch out now, Chris! I'm guessing it won't be long before you're on a first name basis with the E.R. personnel. Tell them, "Bill says Hi!" I have three boys, five to eighteen. Good luck, Dad!
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Chris Stone

Arvada , CO

Chris Stone has posted 338 blog entries and 149 comments since joining on 7/6/2006. Chris Stone 's average blog rating is 5.
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