Scene from my life
January 16, 2008
I am in the bathroom.
There is banging and kicking on the door.
“Jesus, will you knock it off!” I finally yell.
Then I hear a tiny indignant voice, “It’s not Jesus. It is just me, your favorite Miles.”
Posted by Chris @ 10:26 pm
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I love that child.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:33 pmThat is adorable. Totally made my day.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:33 pmThat is so sweet - cuter if he’d not been banging on the *bathroom* door!
January 16th, 2008 at 10:43 pmI nearly peed myself laughing! I had a similar incident when my older son was about 3 or 4. In a rush to get out the door, I told him to hurry up and “get your shoes on”. “They’re not shoes, Mommy, they’re SNEAKERS”, says the boy. “Fine!” says I, “Get your G** Damn sneakers on and let’s go!” He replies ever so calmy, “The’re not G** Damn, Mommy, they’re JUST sneakers…”.
January 16th, 2008 at 10:50 pmdefinitely got to love that boy!
January 16th, 2008 at 10:56 pmwere all your kids so adorable or did you just get lucky on this last one?
January 16th, 2008 at 10:57 pmI am so gonna steal that line next time I’m in the bathroom!
January 16th, 2008 at 10:59 pmHow adorable…no matter how mad I am at my daughter, she’ll say something cute like that, and my anger just melts away!
January 16th, 2008 at 11:05 pmSuch an adorable little man.
January 16th, 2008 at 11:14 pmOh, you’ve got to be kidding me! That is really really funny!!
January 16th, 2008 at 11:19 pmHow do you not just eat him up!! That is the cutest.
January 16th, 2008 at 11:23 pmToo funny, I have made many soggy threats from the shower…or the I’m in the shower, my head’s under the water…I CAN’T HEAR YOU!!!
January 16th, 2008 at 11:28 pmBrilliant!
I love that he specified which Miles it was, too…
January 16th, 2008 at 11:30 pmTell him Jesus is in everyone.
January 16th, 2008 at 11:31 pmaww, aww, awww!
January 16th, 2008 at 11:34 pmI have not commented before, but read your blog often to feel like i am not alone in this crazy thing called parenting. Thanks for sharing this little tidbit of your busy day — i laughed hard and still am.
January 16th, 2008 at 11:37 pmToo frickin’ funny!
January 16th, 2008 at 11:46 pm“…your favorite Miles.” That’s so darned cute. I’m sure it was even more adorable hearing it in his 3yr old’s voice.
January 16th, 2008 at 11:46 pmHeart melting. How do you not squish him all day long!?
January 16th, 2008 at 11:49 pmAbsolutely adorable! Kids come up with the funniest things.
January 16th, 2008 at 11:53 pmToo funny.
My daughter once banged on our bedroom door and shouted, “Mom, I am a wolf and you and Dad are pigs!”
Her version of the 3 Little Pigs of course
January 17th, 2008 at 12:03 amAmen brother.
Now could someone please come up with a child-repellent to spray on the bathroom door? Because, really, moms need 10 seconds of privacy every once in a while!
January 17th, 2008 at 12:08 amThat is SO sweet, it makes your mouth pucker. I’ll get to screaming point with my Luke and he’ll suddenly look so sweet and say, “I so so so sorry, Mom.” Then I can’t remember what I was yelling about.
January 17th, 2008 at 12:14 amLet me get this straight…you were on the computer in your bathroom? I considered you amazing, but that some serious multi-tasking!
January 17th, 2008 at 12:16 amHe is so funny.
January 17th, 2008 at 12:20 amWell he certainly knows his place in the family doesn’t he?! LOL
January 17th, 2008 at 12:23 amI used to beg my kids for just a bit of privacy when they were young. You know, don’t even bother closing the door because someone will bust it right open. That way you can hear them coming, avoiding near heart attacks.
Then one day my son asked me “can I just have some primacy?”
I can only assume with all those young boys that you have primacy at your house too.
Now mine are teenagers and we have privacy. I really miss the “primacy days.” Enjoy them while you have them.
January 17th, 2008 at 12:33 amHe is just adorable! Mass murder tendencies and all
January 17th, 2008 at 1:32 amJesus, that’s perfect with a capitol P!
January 17th, 2008 at 1:57 amsnort!!
January 17th, 2008 at 2:36 amThey are so literal. Love it!
January 17th, 2008 at 3:31 amWell obviously he can’t be Jesus . . . since Jesus and God are omnipresent and all that, they wouldn’t need to kick your door to get into the bathroom.
January 17th, 2008 at 6:24 amI heart Miles. Completely!!!!!!!!!!!!! As I also have a three year old boy, I can just imagine what his little voice sounded like (and “your favorite Miles”, as opposed to all of the other Mileses that you happen to have lying around!).
My Logan is hilarious too with what he comes up with, usually his replies to something I’ve said. And to hear all three of them giggling uncontrollably when they’ve just got the sillies, well, it’s priceless =)
January 17th, 2008 at 6:57 amLmao! He’s adorable.
And sorry to hear you’ve been having allergy nightmares lately, i’m sending good vibes!
I’m enjoying reading your other blog currently linked from yearoff too, i’m all over the financial frugality and saving at the moment. Do you read http://www.getrichslowly.org/blog ? You might enjoy.
January 17th, 2008 at 7:24 amSo see? Lessons in personal space, and Bible Study, all at the same time. You are definitely the Queen of Multi-tasking. And your son? Is adorable.
January 17th, 2008 at 8:01 amCute. Why is it that children cannot let their mothers have a peaceful moment in the bathroom?!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:04 amOh dear lord, the cuteness! That is adorable.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:05 amDidn’t you just have to kiss him all over for that one?!?!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:37 amLOL
Awesome cute!
January 17th, 2008 at 9:44 amThanks for a great morning laugh!!
January 17th, 2008 at 10:22 amBWHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA it’s not jesus *rofl* too freakin cute!
January 17th, 2008 at 10:28 amCan I borrow him?
January 17th, 2008 at 10:34 amOh the cuteness. It is killing me. Yep. I just died.
January 17th, 2008 at 10:45 amhilarious!!
January 17th, 2008 at 11:30 amI am laughing so hard at this….I like some others today am commenting for the first time, but I read your sites regularly.
January 17th, 2008 at 11:42 amMy oldest now 6 also would either bang on the door or barge in anyway and ask “whatcha doin?”. I would always respond, “solving world peace, now go and let me work in silence!”.
We can only take so much!!!!
how cute
January 17th, 2008 at 12:05 pmThat is absolutely too funny!! And I love how he specified that not only was he Miles, but your FAVORITE Miles!
January 17th, 2008 at 12:06 pmNo wonder he’s your favorite!
January 17th, 2008 at 12:40 pmStill laughing….
January 17th, 2008 at 1:42 pmWith lines like that, he’d be my favourite too.
January 17th, 2008 at 2:16 pmOK. Now he’s my favorite, too.
January 17th, 2008 at 2:21 pmToo cute!!
January 17th, 2008 at 2:32 pmLaugh out freaking loud !!!!!!!!!!!
January 17th, 2008 at 3:38 pmHe is so cute yet so sly that lil boy!
Give him a great big hug !
Enjoy the day!
Sounds like that old Bill Cosby routine where growing up, he thought his name was Jesus Christ and his brothers name was dammit because that was what their father would say to them before getting after them about something. Miles could have a big future in comedy.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:04 pmSuch CUTEness!
January 17th, 2008 at 4:13 pmHILARIOUS!
January 17th, 2008 at 4:15 pmHow funny! He’s got charactor.
January 17th, 2008 at 4:17 pmHaha.. oh that is so gorgeous!
January 17th, 2008 at 4:36 pmThat is really awesome!
January 17th, 2008 at 4:53 pmLOVES HIM!
January 17th, 2008 at 5:07 pmToo cute
Though quite *how* you get to go to the bathroom with the door shut (and your child on the other side) I am not sure! I get every pee and wipe inspected and stared at. Gross, yes. Safer, yes. The thought of my two year old loose in the house with my 6mo old and the door shut so I can’t see or hear - no way!
You’re lucky you’ve got the other kids will keep an eye out for him! I went to the hospital yesterday to have a mole biopsied and it was pure *luxury* being able to go to the bathroom by myself - albeit a scummy hospital one!!! [I even cheered inwardly when there was a 30minute delay before surgery, just so that I could read my book for 30 more minutes!!]
January 17th, 2008 at 5:30 pmI think this might be my favorite post. Ever.
January 17th, 2008 at 6:06 pmI love this blog becasue your kids remind me of my kids. I swear I had the same experience with my daughter Margeaux! So when I read this I laughed myself to tears! Thank you for this…I needed it today.
January 17th, 2008 at 7:46 pmawww! Love that little boy! He’s sooo cute!
January 17th, 2008 at 8:06 pmThis has to be the cutest, sweetest thing I’ve read in a long time!
January 17th, 2008 at 8:37 pmCHRIS, DONT OPEN THE DOOR!! IT’S A PLOY…… IT’S THE LITTLE SERIAL KILLER!
like in a horror movie …ummm, don’t go into the dark basement, you idiot- semi -clothed- teen- in- the -cabin-in-the-woods …
(and I love that you said “Jesus” to your kids…It makesme feel better that Aquinnah’s fav movie at the moment is “chicago” … and now she wanders around the house muttering - from “cell block tango”- “single? single my ass…. ” )
she’s 4 1/2.
we’re so proud.
P.S- miles thinks he’s the fav? You need to stop letting him read your comments.
January 17th, 2008 at 9:03 pmI had to come back to this post today and comment. As I was driving home from work, hours after reading this, I busted out laughing and my 16 year old thought I was nuts, till I told him what had me laughing. Even HE WHO HATES EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING thought it was cute!
January 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pmLOVE IT! Kids come up with the best lines.
January 18th, 2008 at 2:29 pmi keep reading it. and i keep laughing.
January 19th, 2008 at 12:41 amAwwwwww!!!!! That’s the sweetest thing I’ve heard all week.
January 19th, 2008 at 2:36 pmThis is soooooo adorable.
January 20th, 2008 at 8:01 pmoh, that was just too cute!!
January 21st, 2008 at 11:25 pmThat’s too adorable.
January 22nd, 2008 at 10:31 amLOVE THIS ONE! My girls are older and now they run like the wind at the thought of seeing me unclothed. My company is now my two medium-sized dogs. I have to push the door shut or they will join me - EVERY TIME!
January 25th, 2008 at 12:14 pm