Thanks for all the awesomes, you guys. You got my total number of awesomes over 1000 before the forum closed: I feel kind of shallow for being Happy about that.
I was always slow when it came to noticing IOI's. I still am very slow at noticing but I at least notice them these days, some of the time.
I saw this guy on Youtube called Batdad who annoyed the crap out of his wife and kids. Anyways I saw this one video that was one of my light bulb moments. The video is short but when I saw the hair twirling his wife was doing that was one of my light bulb moments. Enjoy the video
Me (joking): "So kids, what did you get me for Christmas?" 7 year old (totally serious): "We didn't get you anything yet, you have to go to the store and pick it out for yourself after Christmas." "You can pick whatever color you want. Like green. Or pink, I guess. Or green." "Also, I'm not going to tell you what it is, but it has tires." Me: "Oh gee. I have no idea what it could possibly be. Can I put a horn on it?" Him: "Yes." Me: "Does it have pedals?" Him: "Yeah. But I won't tell you what it is, Mom, you have to wait until Christmas! Then I'll tell you and then you have to wait to go pick out your own." Me: "Is it big?" Him: "Yeah. And you can ride on it." Me: "It must be a kite." Him: "ITS NOT A KITE!" Me: "Oh, well, that was just a guess. Because your hints have been very vague and I wasn't sure." Him: "Kites don't have pedals, tires, OR horns!"
And yet he doesn't know why I left him out of the Christmas secret for dad. I knew within hours of their shopping trip that I'm getting a bike. H didn't know until he tore the paper off today what he was getting. Because the 5 year old keeps secrets better than his big brother.
^ That's because they are so often ill fit, poorly coordinated, and came straight from Boringville. I wear a suit regularly - I assure you, ZZ Tops 'Sharp Dressed Man' begins spontaneously playing everywhere I go.