Day Eighty-one: Our Hydrangea isn’t pleased either.
My child does not always do as he is supposed to do. Shocker, right? But around these parts, there are consequences for behavior and one of those consequences is having your computer taken away from you. If your computer is taken away from you, you best be finding things to do, because if I see you doing nothing I’ll find something for you to do. I don’t believe that idle hands are the devil’s playgound. I just don’t think I should suffer alone.
Which is what prompted today’s moment of zen:
Me: Um, you. You lounging on your bed doing nothing isn’t working for me. You better find something or at least look busy when I come back in here or I’ll find something for you to do. Something chore like. You won’t enjoy it.
Boy Wonder: What if  my lounging is actually me being busy meditating?
I’d like to tell you that I didn’t dignify that with a response. But in truth, I attempted to stifle my laughter while I told him that meditation didn’t count. (and don’t be taking his side on this, because he wasn’t meditating!)
His father was in the kitchen and overheard our exchange. He laughed too. And laughed and laughed and I resisted the urge to punch him in the arm as I walked by. But my child had a book in his hand and appeared to be reading when I checked back. So. I win.
And I’ve illustrated today’s moment of zen with a picture of my water-logged Hydrangea. Because that’s just the way I roll.
Water logged–oh dear. I love G.! He is so quick with a quip. That’s my kind of person.
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Yeah, it’s been a very wet summer. I hate it when the Hydrangea gets all mouldy before I can save some to dry. Or, rather, I hate it when I procrastinate and forget to cut blooms before they mold. :S ~W
That’s hilarious! I could use you around here right now as I seem to have trouble with buckling under for reading. And oh, man, do I have reading to do….
But then again, knowing that you’d likely assign me studio-organizing or something of that ilk, I’d be tempted to slack off and provoke it with a well-timed “I’m bored…” 🙂
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Nice try, but I’d make you do laundry. Bet your reading wouldn’t be so boring now, would it. 😀 ~W
That’s two days in a row you’ve really pulled me in with your title! I suppose BW could have been meditating… my Zen teacher once said his favorite form of meditation was gazen, which means lying down meditation. LOL. But I’ll take your word for it. 😀
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I knew someone would suggest that… and um, NO. I think you only get to count daydreaming as meditation when you actually DO meditate. 😀 ~W
If I had a kid, I’d want one just like BW. And that’s totally NOT taking his side, Emily! It is appreciation of his ability to think on his feet (or on his butt as the case may be) while also making you laugh. He shoots, he scores! 😆
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It kinda is taking his side, Emily. Just sayin’. xoxo Kitty
Oh wait. You’re Kitty, not Emily. Hi, Kitty, I’m confused.
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Hi confused, I thought you were Emily. 😀 xoxo Kitty
Smart kid 🙂
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Too smart. 😀 ~W
That *was* too funny. I don’t know who writes his material, but it is sometimes the best out there.
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I have no idea. But he does have remarkable timing. ~W