Sunday, July 19, 2009

A texting mommy = a bored, chunky kid

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So. In the nail salon tonight, a woman comes in with her two kids. One about 5 or 6; the other asleep in a stroller, about 4.

The older boy is ador. able. He was looking at his mommy with

Mommy is preoccupied texting and receiving texts.

Mr. Adorable is super chunky. He is starting to not have a neck. Did I mention he is very young?

She sets up Mr. Adorable across the room in a chair with an iPod and tells him to keep an eye on his brother. She turns the chair around and the stroller around so that they are facing her when she sits in the pedicure chair.

She is waiting for the nail gal so she is texting then holding the phone, staring off into space, waiting for a response. Mr. Adorable is not listening to the iPod; he is playing with the earbuds and looking over at Mommy with

Mommy is jolted by the alert signaling a new message. She's super animated as she texts. When she puts the phone down, she goes back into staring off into space. Mr. Adorable comes over and says, "Mommy ..." and she says, "Hector. Can you go over there and sit down, please?"

Mr. Adorable Hector looks sadly at Mommy. Granted, he can't stand there indefinitely because he will be in the way but until the nail tech comes, there is lots of time for Mommy and Mr. Adorable Hector to chit chat. He is resistant to going back to the chair. Mommy tells him to go on. She looks off into space again.

Mommy gets a text and she is animated again, her thumbs flying across the keyboard. Mr. Adorable Hector shuffles over to his chair and sits down.

He looks over at Mommy with and says, "Mommy." Mommy looks up after a second and raises her eyebrows. He says something about the iPod. She says, "Did you turn it off?" Mr. Adorable Hector says, "Yes, Mommy." Mommy says, "You sure?" He says, "Yes, Mommy." He looks at her again with adoration.

Mommy goes back to the phone. Mr. Adorable Hector comes over again. He is sent back to his chair. He comes over 10 or 15 minutes later and says something about chips. Mommy looks up and says, "Did you look in the stroller?" He says no. Mommy tells him to go back to his seat and look in the stroller.

Mr. Adorable Hector does as he is told. He can't find the chips. Mommy says without looking up, "We will go to the store and get you more chips later."

Mr. Adorable Hector rummages around more and finds a bag of chips.

I know good and bloody well he is not hungry but finding that bag got Mommy's attention. She smiles and tells him to bring it over. He practically runs over to Mommy and gives her the bag to open.

She hands the bag back and tells him to go sit down. He goes back to the chair, sits and just starts stuffing in the chips. He is barely chewing. When he is done, Mommy is now getting her toes done and can't talk to him because she is now talking on the phone, laughing.

Mr. Adorable Hector goes back to the stroller and finds something else in a package. He brings it over, Mommy tucks the phone between her shoulder and ear, opens the bag, gives it back to him and goes back to her conversation. He sits in his chair and throws the crackers into his mouth while staring at Mommy.

Food for Mr. Adorable Hector = LOVE

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