It's like being in a cubicle all over again.
May 22, 2007
Today's post is guest-authored by my six-year-old neighbor, who composed it while standing on her recycle bin so she could talk to me over the fence, as she does every day, whenever possible. I think she has a strong and unique voice for the blogosphere and a innate sense of storytelling. Mostly I admire her knack for the run-on sentence.
Hi! I am tall, see how I can see you now? This is better for my toes than just the fence plus I am only a foot away from our trampoline did you know we had a trampoline? and so if I fall like whoa! I will fall on the trampoline but only if I don't fall less than a foot which would be bad my mom says we are having chicken for dinner.
We made up a game you wanna know how to play it? It's called cracking the egg because we go like this and then we go POW like this and stand up and we make it up all by ourselves my brothers and me and my brother said we should call it cracking the egg and that's what we call it your dog is taking a poo you gonna have to pick it up?
We watched our friend's dog for awhile but she was big and so were her poos and also stinky hey look I am standing on one leg can your baby stand one leg? does he say goo goo gah gah? I used to say goo goo gah gah but not anymore, maybe like six years ago maybe, okay probably five because I am only getting started with six but I was five for a long time my birthday was just a couple weeks ago and we got ice cream and you know what? Today is my dad's birthday and we're throwing him a party but it's a surprise so shh don't tell him, okay? Well, he knows we're throwing a party but he doesn't know who is coming to the party so that's the surprise part also I cleaned my room does your baby have a lot of toys in there?
My brother claps his hands like this and he is so loud do you ever hear him clap his hands? Like this? SO LOUD. I MEAN REALLY. Boys are like that. Loud. Your baby looks like a boy already I saw him in his baby pool the other day does he go in his baby pool everyday? How many days? Does he play with your hair ever?
I've been in your house before. My friend used to live there and I remember what it looks like. I saw it empty too after she moved out and I was sad do you think I could see what your house looks like now sometime? I am good with babies maybe we could play sometime? And when your baby gets bigger he could come to play on the trampoline and I will make sure he doesn't fall in the foot of space here okay I have to go now bye!
I think there is a law somewhere that requires each block to have its own overly-talkative-six year-old-girl-with-boundary-issues. There was one waiting for us when we moved here. She used to leave me stickers in the mailbox, which was cute, but then she started asking to come in all the time and yelling for me while standing outside on the sidewalk. I had to yell at her finally, which made me feel bad...for a second. then I just basked in the silence.
She's certainly got a blogger's finely honed ability to find delight and mystery in the mundane. A new protege, perhaps? At the very least, I bet she'll provide countless hours of amusement for her little neighbor Noah.
At least she went away. My almost 5 year old doesn't. Go Away, I mean. And he talks just like that. All. Day. Long. I drink a lot of wine at the end of the day to soothe my frazzled nerves and tired, tired ears.
Heck, I sound like that sometimes and I'm 25! :)
Wow. She's better with people than I am. I'm 38 and I can't find that many things to talk about with strangers.
Actually, that's pretty much what living with our #2 and #4 children is like. So, keep that in mind while having discussions about your own #2.
"...your dog is taking a poo you gonna have to pick it up?"
Oh. My God. I love six year olds. Go away?? Are you mad, people? Future Babysitter. Future Dog Walker. And she'll probably pick up the mail for you and check on the cat when you go on vacation. Give her some candy and a popsicle and start training her now.
"...your dog is taking a poo you gonna have to pick it up?"
Oh. My God. I love six year olds. Go away?? Are you mad, people? Future Babysitter. Future Dog Walker. And she'll probably pick up the mail for you and check on the cat when you go on vacation. Give her some candy and a popsicle and start training her now.
I watched by almost 5-year-old nephew Saturday for a few hours. My ears are still tired.
After he left, I looked at my 8-month-old son and thought "what have I gotten myself into?"
That kid right there is going to be your best friend in the world when she gets old enough to babysit.
Man, I wish I had a teenager living next door to me.
Damn my work internet, trying to shut me out of blogs. Sorry for the triple post.
Dude - future babysitter!!! You know the ones - you hire them when they're like 10 and they come over and play with your kids so you can just get some crap done like laundry and cleaning the bathroom toilet - or surfing the internet in peace.
While reading that conversation I kept thinking of that Mad TV skit with Stuart-"look what I can do!" Your neighbor isn't Stuart, right?
And I missed being able to comment on Hostess Cupcake, but dude-deep fried risotto balls? I don't know what it is, but it sounds REALLY GOOD.
I am a teacher and I have a student doing the exact same thing this very minute!!! It is high school and exam days and he has a free period. He is talking about video game characters and the moron patrol and who knows what else!!! HE WON'T STOP!!! (BTW I teach special ed, but most high school kids are like this too...)
Oh my lord, due to scheduling insanity I ended up driving my son's best friend (a 9 year old girl) 2 hours up to my in-law's this past holiday season. All. By. My. Self. I mistakenly thought that we would sing along to some music and chat, the way my son and I do. I was very, very wrong.
And then we all had--this is really disgusting. Ok so my teacher? Is a MAN. And he brought us all into the classroom--this is really gross--all girls of course, because that would just be too gross! And he had found--gigglewhisper--SOMEONE'S BRA up on the lockers! And he was a guy! And it was really embarrassing! And he had to take all of the girls and ask whose it was! And of course no one would claim it. Because it was so embarrassing! And....
That was a really cute conversation -- I guess I should say dialogue, instead.
We have a neighbor who used to wait for us to come home and would be on our deck before we even got out of the car. That drove me absolutely nuts.
Also, if she is nice it might be a nice change to have her come over to play with Noah sometime. My son (10 yrs old)really likes to play with small children that I did not give birth to. And kids love him.
DUDE. Tell her my son and husband play crack-the-egg on the trampoline all the time! I totally know what she's talking about!
wow! is your head still spinning?
I think she is adorable. I am sure she gets on your nerves every once in a while, but as others have said: future cat feeder/ dog walker/ babysitter, so you better gear yourself up for a few run-on-monologues.
I had my own enlightening conversation with a little girl, not my own, yesterday. Come see what she taught me...
I live with a 5 year old...welcome to every day. Especially in the car. Oh my. And you can't escape from the car. I say, "Let's just listen to this song!" a lot in the car.
Hahahaha. My nephew was just like that when he was that age. I seriously wanted to bang my head against the wall to just make. it. stop. please.
He outgrew it. Thank God.
I've got a six-year old like that too. I secretly delight when she gets a cold that makes her voice sound scratchy because then I can tell her she needs to rest her voice. Evil, I know.
You should let her play with your Tire.
If you didn't transcribe that from a tape recording, you are so incredibly awesome for capturing not only the dialogue but the raw spirit of a 6 year old. I both eagerly await and cringe at the thought of my daughter getting to the age where she talks like that.
Awww, she sounds adorable! "And when your baby gets bigger he could come to play on the trampoline and I will make sure he doesn't fall in the foot of space here"
That's so cute. Although I guess it's cuter when you're just reading about it because now that I think about it we used to have a neighbor like that too and she drove me crazy.
Welcome to the suburbs!
Oh my god. I have one of those at home. Exhausting.
Dude! I had no idea you lived next door to us! I swear you must be talking to my six year old daughter.
I have five children and I used to think the talks-a-lot stage was a stage, but guess what? It is not. My eleven year old still talks like this...although no longer to strangers because, like, it's just not kewl.
WTF was she doing standing there talking to you? Didn't she know that she was late for work?
At least now I know where my cube neighbor was . . . and why I got so much work done.
Thanks for taking one for the team.
Those types of children find me every day when I go out with my kid. There's something about a stressed-out mom wading through the world's deepest baby pool with a 1 and a 2-year-old that makes every child come over to tell her life story.
Except, in my land, I get to explain to these four year olds that yes, my 2-year-old is the exact same size as her but no, she doesn't understand what you're saying.
I think you should keep her around. She will sound the alarm if someone tries to get into your house while you are at Target.
I feel like I am one of the only ones cringing for you. Maybe its because I have my own neighborhood 3rd grader that invites herself over via my dog... for example,'ok, radio.. yes I will come inside your house and play with you, yes I will!' My husband and I are mean though, and don't let her.
Wow, I didn't know you lived next door to us. ;) I have two of them that assault my ears and sanity all day long. Well, not all day. Thank the public education system for grade school.
My 7-year-old son does that to our neighbors all the time. And as some sort of karmic retribution, another neighbor girl does the same thing to me.
I have a neighbor like that. Only they are trashy and they borrowed an air mattress from my roommate who told them to keep it. ::shudder::
He stole an ipod once and asked me if I had a charger he could borrow.
I used to work with a guy who was chatty like your neighbor. It's not as endearing at that age.
I think training her early is a good idea though. You have smart readers. hehe.
Oh my god. That's how my son was yesterday.
Talk talk blah blah I'm hungry hey look the dog is sleeping why is the cat meowing she needs food I want some ice cream Jayden hit me at school today did you know Mrs. Rita wasn't there she went to India and also we played on the playground can I have some Capri Sun?
I was SO GLAD when bedtime rolled around. GAH.
Ha I love random, endless, child soliloquies.
Ha I love random, endless, child soliloquies.
Ahhh, yes...the natural ADD-ness of being six. I get that here a lot. Actually, on the weekends, I'm pretty sure my six year old never stops talking — except when she's eating. As you may have guessed, we eat about ten meals on Saturday alone.
My 28 year old best friend is like that. So is my 7 year old and my (almost) 4 year old. But for some reason, the 28 year old's incessant chatter makes my ears hurt less. Go figure.
She sounds exactly like my six year old daughter! Except, my daughter can talk for a lot longer than that...
LMAO!!!!!!! At least she's 6. I know adults that talk like her.
Oy! The only thing worse than incessant chatter is the Why? game. Why? blah blah blah, but why? blah blah, yeah, but why? blah blah blah...
OMG you were talking to my kid!!!!!
Give her dad The Tire for his birthday. Then she'll have stories to tell you about The Tire's adventures.
GAH, how cute!
Awww. She's a funny little kid! Lots to say it seems!
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