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Third Time a Charm?
Aug. 18th, 2010 09:48 pmLast night Madeline kept antagonizing Andrew while Andrew was showering. I was at work, but according to Malkhos, Madeline kept taking Andrew's Godzilla monsters (of which he has too many here to name) and pretending like the monster was attacking Andrew while he was in the shower. Andrew would shriek, then Madeline would shriek more loudly, and it kept going like this--the two of them trying to out-shriek each other--until it occurred to Malkhos he'd better intervene.
Malkhos asked Andrew why Andrew would want to court such danger and maybe slip and fall in the shower and perhaps even sustain another broken leg.
Malkhos said, "Would you want another broken leg?"
"Which leg?" Andrew asked.
"How should I know?" Malkhos said.
"Because if it was my left leg, I wouldn't mind," Andrew replied. "The evil part of me is in my right side, and I don't want that broken."
Malkhos reported this to me this morning as we were driving to St. Louis so I could get a special ultrasound to see if this new baby had any markers for genetic problems, particularly Down Syndrome (at my age, the odds are 1:53). I thought Andrew's explanation was kind of funny; Malkhos thought it indicated Andrew needs a therapist.
"Oh, he's only seven," I replied. "If this occurred in conjunction with him torturing animals, I might be more concerned about it."
"Well, if I ever have occasion to write a crazy character in a book, Andrew will be the model," Malkhos said.
Later, I reported to Malkhos that at least I had been told that this baby had no markers for genetic disease after careful examination of the heart, nuchal folds, and the bridge of the nose. I also told him the baby appeared to have two arms, two legs, and ten fingers and toes. "At least I know I'm not having a frog," I said. "To add to your worries about our offspring."
I think it's rather admirable that Andrew knows he has good and bad impulses and that they come from within rather from without. Now we just have to try to teach him that self-control of the bad is what he wants. I also told Malkhos that if our two children are crazy, maybe we'll get it right this time, ha ha.
Malkhos asked Andrew why Andrew would want to court such danger and maybe slip and fall in the shower and perhaps even sustain another broken leg.
Malkhos said, "Would you want another broken leg?"
"Which leg?" Andrew asked.
"How should I know?" Malkhos said.
"Because if it was my left leg, I wouldn't mind," Andrew replied. "The evil part of me is in my right side, and I don't want that broken."
Malkhos reported this to me this morning as we were driving to St. Louis so I could get a special ultrasound to see if this new baby had any markers for genetic problems, particularly Down Syndrome (at my age, the odds are 1:53). I thought Andrew's explanation was kind of funny; Malkhos thought it indicated Andrew needs a therapist.
"Oh, he's only seven," I replied. "If this occurred in conjunction with him torturing animals, I might be more concerned about it."
"Well, if I ever have occasion to write a crazy character in a book, Andrew will be the model," Malkhos said.
Later, I reported to Malkhos that at least I had been told that this baby had no markers for genetic disease after careful examination of the heart, nuchal folds, and the bridge of the nose. I also told him the baby appeared to have two arms, two legs, and ten fingers and toes. "At least I know I'm not having a frog," I said. "To add to your worries about our offspring."
I think it's rather admirable that Andrew knows he has good and bad impulses and that they come from within rather from without. Now we just have to try to teach him that self-control of the bad is what he wants. I also told Malkhos that if our two children are crazy, maybe we'll get it right this time, ha ha.
