I Think It Says Coal, Lots and Lots of Coal
November 17, 2007
Miles sat down at the table with a pen and paper. Very seriously he scribbled across the lines of the paper. Pausing to contemplate before scribbling some more.
Finally when the page was filled with scribbles, he brought the paper over to me and said, “This is my Christmas List.”
I looked it over. “Well, what does it say?”
He let out a heavy sigh and said, “I don’t know. I can’t read.”
Posted by Chris @ 8:12 am
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Did you say it said “Coal” just to see his anguished response?
November 17th, 2007 at 8:28 amLove it! Thanks for my first morning chuckle
November 17th, 2007 at 9:37 amAww…. so cute! That made me smile
November 17th, 2007 at 10:01 amLove. That. Boy.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:05 amvery cute!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:14 amLOL That is too cute!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:23 amThat is so sweet!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:24 amIt can be very hard to be little. Especially when everyone else is bigger and laughs at you! I still remember leaving my 3-year-old on an elevator and the anguished look on his cute little face when we finally (after about 10 seconds) got him back - the poor guy was so traumatized, and all we could do was laugh.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:27 amOh. My. Goodness!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:43 amThat statement should win a Cute Award or something! In fact, I think that an award should be invented JUST for him saying that!
I love him! He is so sweet!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:53 amI think it says “lots and lots of toys.”
It said China. China. China. China.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:05 amI LOVE that! It immediately made me think of one of my old posts (my daughter was 3): “A few weeks ago, we were all riding in the van together and I asked Isaac if he would read for a while (his teacher gives “dollars” for reading 15 minutes a day).
November 17th, 2007 at 11:05 amAs he got his book, Sarah began, “I need to do my homework I need a book I need a book to weed too,no not DAT book, DIS book. NANK you mommy.” She put the book on her lap, opened it up and after about two seconds she sighed deeply and said in a frustrated tone, “I can’t read.”"
hahahahahahahaha man he’s cute.
November 17th, 2007 at 11:39 amoh, i luv it!! that’s hilarious!
November 17th, 2007 at 11:51 amNow that is hilarious.
November 17th, 2007 at 12:03 pmI’m so asking Santa to bring me that little boy. I love him!
November 17th, 2007 at 12:12 pmToo funny, lol!
November 17th, 2007 at 1:20 pmAs a kindergarten teacher, who is heavily involved in the reading process (that’s about ALL we do), I have to say he is right on the money developmentally. He KNOWS what writng IS, and that it represents or has meaning. This is really good.
November 17th, 2007 at 2:23 pmA few years ago, an older sibling of one of my kindergarten kids was in first grade, He excitedly took a book to his grandma and said, “I can read this!” After listening for a little bit, she blew him off saying, “That’s not reading, you just have it memorized.” In less than a month he went from the top reading group and being excited to the bottom and just said, “I can’t read.” He BELIEVED his grandma. How we react to early stages of reading and writing will determine their future attitudes and success or failure. He’s doing good.
I was so excited to comment and say it was the cutest thing I’d read all day - and then I read Earl’s comment. Now I’m sitting here mortified, detesting an old woman I don’t even know. Aw Earl, did you have to?
November 17th, 2007 at 2:27 pmMiles - he is rocking so hard, I wonder what he’ll achieve by 15.
Precious. Utterly precious.
November 17th, 2007 at 2:38 pmThis is so perfect!
November 17th, 2007 at 3:01 pmMaybe he can draw some pictures of what he wants, not that that will be any more helpful to you, but it might make him feel more successful.
November 17th, 2007 at 4:47 pmollka, I was just trying to point out that sometimes we don’t even know what we are doing to the kids. Grandma, raising two grandchildren AFTER raising her own, is probably just worn out. But she also doesn’t understand, and a lot of parents and other adults don’t really give much thought to it either. I am on that front edge of schooling (in the public school setting) and I’m facinated by what they learn and how they learn. Every year I become a better teacher. Chris is home schooling, so she should know, and most of you probably do too. But people with little or no real education don’t. And they sometimes don’t know the impact of what they say.
November 17th, 2007 at 5:06 pmAww…I wish they could stay so precious and innocent forever, don’t you? Miles is adorable!
November 17th, 2007 at 5:39 pmHilarious.
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November 17th, 2007 at 6:23 pmOh my gosh, I’m laughing so hard. How adorable is that?
November 17th, 2007 at 6:24 pmLOL I love it
November 17th, 2007 at 9:06 pmwell DUH mom!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:02 pmADORABLE!!!!
November 17th, 2007 at 10:06 pmNow THAT is cute.
Earl, that was a bummer but a good reminder that our kids really do take what we say to heart - even when it really seems like they’re ignoring us.
November 17th, 2007 at 10:41 pmI want a son that silly one day!
November 17th, 2007 at 11:00 pmMaybe his teen-age brother will read it for him - teen-agers know everything!
November 17th, 2007 at 11:12 pmI have to chime in totally off topic to tell you that Miles is on the top of my baby names list right now. I love the name.
November 18th, 2007 at 1:37 amSuch cuteness!!!
November 18th, 2007 at 11:30 amAs long as the coal isn’t from China!
Growing up, we used to have a coal mine near out house and occasionally chunks would fall out of the dump trucks. My dad used to save a few and say “hey, got your Christmas gift now!” I love my dad…
November 18th, 2007 at 12:49 pmThis was funny, I could feel all the emotion that went into the writing of the list. This made my evening.
November 18th, 2007 at 4:32 pmOMG adorable. You must send that one into Reader’s Digest and make yourself famous. Oh, wait . . .
November 18th, 2007 at 5:33 pm…and then they grow up.
I miss all the stupid/goofy things my younger siblings did when they were little.
Like when my little bro would belt out…”Oh well, oh well, the angels did say…”
November 18th, 2007 at 6:54 pmAhhh! That’s adorable!!
November 18th, 2007 at 8:41 pmBless little Miles. He cracked me up when I needed it.
November 18th, 2007 at 8:55 pmthat is too perfect.
November 18th, 2007 at 9:58 pmCute!
November 18th, 2007 at 10:26 pmhee hee
November 18th, 2007 at 10:44 pmthis is fantastic. things like this memory will get you through 7 teenagers!
November 18th, 2007 at 10:59 pmThat’s the most precious thing I’ve read all day.
November 18th, 2007 at 11:07 pmI always say that kids, no matter the age, are smarter than some adults give them credit for and that they pick up on things, however subtle some adults try to be. With that said, I think this is the cutest story! So far all my son has learned how to do is shake his head ‘no’ and mimick what I like to call his ‘cheese’ smile.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:17 amBwahahahahaha … THAT is priceless.
I love it.
heh heh
Too funny.
November 19th, 2007 at 2:51 amThis post has made me smile so much that I’ve re-read it about ten times just so I can smile again.
November 19th, 2007 at 9:10 amThe free rice site is so much fun and very addictive. My sister, who is much smarter than me, got to level 47 in less than 1/2 hour. I finally got to level 47, stayed for only one word, but called her to brag anyway. She had gotten up to level 49! It’s amazing to look at the FAQ page - the site only started on Oct. 7, 2007. There is a chart that shows the number of grains donated each day, the increase by day is incredible! Thank you so much for recommending the site.
November 19th, 2007 at 11:51 amThanks kathy, it IS fun and addictive. And also humbling because how can I miss so many words!
I recommended it it over at Handipoints, for those of you who are confused about what Kathy is talking about.
November 19th, 2007 at 12:56 pmholy cuteness.
November 19th, 2007 at 4:33 pmI can remember a time when life was this simple……just barely…it gets lost in the fog of old age.
November 19th, 2007 at 6:20 pmaaw very cute!
November 20th, 2007 at 3:03 pmHA! that is fantastic.
November 20th, 2007 at 4:37 pm