I don't really like soccer. I never watch it and I don't understand all the rules. But I LOVE the World Cup. Paul does as well and this past week, he has turned Jack onto it as well. As I mentioned, I was in Cincinnati this week and though I couldn't see the kids, I had some pretty great conversations with them. Jack loved telling me who won each of the matches and had even perfected his Spanish accent for the Spanish-speaking countries. Below are snippets of our conversation:
Jack: Chile is playing Spain.
Me: And who do you want to win?
Jack (to Paul): Who do we want to win?
Jack (to me): We want Chile to win because they're the underdogs.
Me: Oh. Do you know what an underdog is?
Jack: No.
Me: It's the team that no one thinks is going to win, the team that isn't supposed to win. And the other team is better and should win. And people usually like when the team that no one thinks is going to win actually wins.
Jack: Oh. (long pause) I have no idea what that means.
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Me: Who is your favorite team?
Jack: Germany.
Me: Why?
Jack: Because you like them.
Me: Yes. But I like the United States too. I want them to win and I want Germany to win.
Jack: Yes. Germany plays Ghana and the United States plays Portugal and we want Germany and the United States to both win.
Me: Yes. But on June 26th, Germany plays the United States. Who do you want to win then?
Jack: Oh! (long pause) Well, I want them to tie because then they both win.
(This kid is a genius.)
Me: Yes. But then they both lose too.
Jack: Hmmm. When Germany plays the United States, we'll have to think about who we want to win, don't we??
Thursday, June 19, 2014
The Amazing Jack
Jack never ceases to amaze us with how mature he is. We joke all the time that we don't need to ever worry about finding a babysitter--Jack can just take care of it. We saw that several times this past week when I was out of town in Ohio. Paul had single dad duty for a week while I went to Cincinnati to help grade AP exams. I always hate leaving them because 1) they are adorable and I hate not seeing them each day and 2) it is a lot to leave to one parent. I am fortunate that Paul understands and is a great dad and can handle it!
We had celebrated Father's Day the Sunday before I left since I would be out of town on the actual day. But I told Jack to try and remember to wish Paul a happy Father's day on Sunday. On Sunday, Paul heard Dani start to stir but when she got quiet again, he fell back to sleep. When he woke up a little later, he noticed both kids were not in their rooms. When he got downstairs, Jack and Dani were playing on the iPad and Jack had gotten Dani some juice. When Jack saw Paul, he smiled a huge grin and said, "Happy Father's Day, Dad!" It was the perfect morning present he could have given Paul.
He one-upped himself a couple of days later. Paul again heard Dani but fell back asleep. He awoke to the clinking of utensils and Jack telling Dani to wash her hands. When he got downstairs, both kids were at the kitchen table eating the cereal Jack had prepared. The kid is ridiculous. And sweet.
We had celebrated Father's Day the Sunday before I left since I would be out of town on the actual day. But I told Jack to try and remember to wish Paul a happy Father's day on Sunday. On Sunday, Paul heard Dani start to stir but when she got quiet again, he fell back to sleep. When he woke up a little later, he noticed both kids were not in their rooms. When he got downstairs, Jack and Dani were playing on the iPad and Jack had gotten Dani some juice. When Jack saw Paul, he smiled a huge grin and said, "Happy Father's Day, Dad!" It was the perfect morning present he could have given Paul.
He one-upped himself a couple of days later. Paul again heard Dani but fell back asleep. He awoke to the clinking of utensils and Jack telling Dani to wash her hands. When he got downstairs, both kids were at the kitchen table eating the cereal Jack had prepared. The kid is ridiculous. And sweet.
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