X marks the spot. Except when it doesn’t.
August 14, 2008 – 9:51 amThis morning CJ captures a little spider in his hands and stores it in a bucket that he covers up with rain boots to keep the spider from escaping.
“I have a PET!” he exclaims in delight.
But, alas, his new pet is a wily little thing, and it escapes.
Never one to give up easily, CJ pulls out his construction paper and markers. I see him on the kitchen floor with his head bent over the paper earnestly drawing.
“Whatcha doing, CJ?” I ask.
“Making a MAP,” he says.
Several minutes later, the map is complete. CJ holds it out in front of him as he follows the dotted line. Past daddy… into the dining room…
“HEY!” he shouts from the living room, “But my spider isn’t HERE!”
I am thoroughly confused. “Huh?” I look at Jay, “Do you know what’s going on?”
He nods. “He made a map to find his lost spider. And then he followed it. Only it didn’t lead to the spider.”
CJ stomps to the table and slaps his map down. “Mommy IT DIDN’T WORK!” he shouts, “HMMPH! That makes me ANGRY!”
So now I have to try and explain to CJ that maps don’t always lead you to where you want to go. Especially when where you want to go is to the location of your escaped pet spider.
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By All Adither on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
I hate it when my maps don’t lead me to my lost objects. Better luck next time CJ!
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By Mel on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
Oh that’s hilarious! I love your stories!!
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By Jill on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
I love stories like these. The way little minds work is beyond me. Yesterday my son saw his first rainbow. We were driving on an interstate, no houses in sight, but he was so overwhelmed with joy at seeing a real live rainbow that he shouts at the top of his lungs “People! Come out of your houses! There’s a rainbow!!” After it went away, he of course had to let them know, so he let loose with “OK people! The rainbow is gone. You can go back in your houses!” Then a 20 minutes or so later he decided he wanted to see the rainbow again, so he implored “People! Come out of your houses again and help me look for that rainbow!” I didn’t even care that he was on the verge of waking a sleeping baby next to him because it was just so darn adorable!
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By jenn on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
that is just so adorable! good luck with explaining how maps work. if only CJ was right!
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By Spiffy Baby on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
The post just reminded me of my 2.5 years old. Just recently he picked up a water bug and called my wife saying: “Mom, look what i got…What is it?” he said. Of course my wife, who cant even watch the discover channel about the crawling disgusting things, came running to him just to discover one in his palm. She just stood there, screaming while my son was completely stunned :-)
I was laughing till I ran out of my tears :-)
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By Honey Mommy on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
Wow… I wish his way DID work. I can’t find my car keys today and it would be VERY convenient for me to draw a map to where the keys are. Then I could actually leave the house!
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By Dumblond on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
That is too cute.
I must confess that I would be at a loss to try to explain exactly why his map didn’t work.
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By Bec (Bad Mummy) on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
:lol: That’s adorable!
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By Mrs. Schmitty on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
That is the cutest thing ever!
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By Desiree Fawn on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
That is adorable. Oh wow.
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By Reese on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
Wouldn’t it be great if they did lead wherever we want? I’d draw myself a map that puts Disneyworld in my back yard…
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By midwestmommy on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
CJ is probably the most creative kid ever! I love it.
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By pgoodness on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
So smart, that little one of yours!! (And I’d have freaked out if the map HAD led to the spider!)
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By munchkinsandmusic on Aug 14, 2008 | Reply
Boys are funny sometimes!
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By Rayven, SAHM of 8 years on Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
Forget the map….I’m admiring him for picking up the spider! I’m still terrified of those darn 8-legged creatures.
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By shonda on Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
This absolutely put a smile on my face. I love reading about OTHER people’s kids doing quirky things. God knows my kids do.
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By Karen on Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
yes, always very troubling where x = unknown - like math, but with a spider!
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By Kat - Sassy Irish Lassie on Aug 15, 2008 | Reply
That is the cutest story ever! ha ha
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By natalie on Aug 17, 2008 | Reply
i remember one of my sons did something similar. he drew a treasure map and when he got to where the treasure was supposed to be buried he dug for a long time before deciding the map was bogus. if i had known what he was doing i might have stopped his digging efforts before he had worn himself out! poor kid!
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