When Spencer is tired he becomes overly sensitive, melodramatic and emotional.
Tonight he decided he wanted to wear his plush Toy Story slippers to bed instead of socks. I said that was fine and put his socks on the dresser. So he gets into bed and I start reading him a story. A few paragraphs into the story he gets very sad and starts to cry. So I ask him why he's crying.
Me: Spencer, why are you crying?
S: I miss my socks!
Me (laughing a little bit): You mean the socks over on your dresser? But you said you wanted to wear your slippers to bed.
S, more sad: I know but I miss them!
I start laughing harder, then...
S: I miss the bottoms!
Me: You miss the bottoms of your socks!?
S: Yes! I miss the bottoms of my socks! They have that sweet little word on them! (He's sad and crying in earnest as he says this...I mean he really misses the bottoms of his socks with the 'sweet little word'!)
I'm laughing really hard, and he is upset that I'm laughing but can't help but laugh so he's laughing and crying at the same time.
I get up and get the socks. I bring them to him. The word on the bottom is 'Hanes'. He points out the 'sweet' word that he missed so much and swaps his slippers for his socks.
Maybe I shouldn't laugh at these sentimental outbursts. I know he's sensitive, and he was just really tired. But seriously, how can 'I miss the sweet word on the bottom of my socks' not crack me up?
2 comments:
I love that Spencer can miss the sweet word on the bottom of his socks! Isn't his honesty so pure and wonderful? He hasn't learned yet that the rest of the world can't appreciate the bottom of his socks. So wonderful! This is a great story, one you will recall for many years (possible to his teenage embarrassment) Thank you for sharing.
Hilarious and sweet at the same time!
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