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Saturday, December 31, 2022

Victor-isms: The finale (for this year)

 On this last day of 2022, enjoy a few Victor-isms chosen just for you...

Our nighttime ritual of read-aloud has always been a favorite part of the day for me, through every combination of children and ages and all sorts of wonderful books. Tonight, Victor had a request that was a first in all of those 27 years. When I had finished reading for the evening, he asked for one more chapter. I told him that I was really and truly finished. He said, “Well, how about just one page then? Like a trailer?”

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A new insult/accusation from my favorite 9 year from hard places had me doing my best not to noticeably laugh. Just imagine hearing the following when you don’t give the elementary-aged child exactly what he wants, “Cyn-thi-a, you are curdling my tofu!” It was, in the mixed-up land of trauma, a most amusing insult so I was sure to tell him it was a horrific thing to say and I never want to hear that again, a sure-fire way, of course, to receive the same accusation again soon. Stay tuned.

P.S. He did later confess that he plagiarized this insult from a story he had listened to. But still...he didn't have to repeat it!

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Victor: this snowman will need new batteries soon.
Dad: Why is that Victor?
Victor: Because he sings an F# F# F# instead of G# G# G#…
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When visiting with Isaac and Rachel...
Isaac: Okay, Victor, we would like to be alone for a little bit.
Victor: Don't take it too far.
After Isaac and Rachel got over their shock that they were getting purity advice from a 9 year old, a little questioning revealed that Victor's comment was actually in reference to not antagonizing him by *secretly* (but loudly) talking about the Christmas gifts that he really wanted but which they didn't really get for him.




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