{"id":2936,"date":"2011-07-10T14:41:20","date_gmt":"2011-07-10T22:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/?p=2936"},"modified":"2011-07-10T14:41:20","modified_gmt":"2011-07-10T22:41:20","slug":"in-his-own-words","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/?p=2936","title":{"rendered":"In His Own Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to interview Trombone today because we are both sitting on the couch and he is going to sleep. I do not want him to go to sleep because if he naps, he will be up until all hours tonight. Then, his brother wakes him up at 5:30 am and in the morning? The two children who were up till 9 and rose at 5:30? Are INSUFFERABLE. That is what happened last night \/ this morning and whoah nelly, it was bad. <\/p>\n<p>I know I complain about this a lot. Sometimes, it is all I can do. Sorry.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Trombone: How many minutes till it&#8217;s treat time, Mommy?<br \/>\nMe: I dunno. Half an hour?<br \/>\nTrombone: Seven minutes.<br \/>\nMe: Uh, no. What are you going to have for your treat?<br \/>\nT: Um. Maybe some ice cream? Or a freezie.<br \/>\nMe: Mm. Freezies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/popsicle_microphone.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/popsicle_microphone.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Life Saver Popsicle OMG\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2943\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>T: You can ask me some more questions.<br \/>\nMe: What do you think I should ask you?<br \/>\nT: What about if I tell you all my favourite things.<br \/>\nMe: OK.<br \/>\nT: My favourite superhero is Iron Man. I love riding my bike. Sometimes playing with my friends, J and T. Sometimes J likes T better than me. Now why don&#8217;t you tell me all of your favourites. I guess &#8212; ponies.<br \/>\nMe: I do like ponies. I also like reading. And I like writing. And I &#8212;<br \/>\nT: Do you like going on vacations?<br \/>\nMe: Yeah<br \/>\nT: Me too.<br \/>\nMe: Where would you like to go on a vacation?<br \/>\nT: (thinks) Mexico. Maybe Mexico.<br \/>\nMe: What do you think it would be like?<br \/>\nT: I think it would be lots of tropical islands and, um, it would be really sunny and hot.<br \/>\nMe: What would you do there?<br \/>\nT: I would just lie on the beach and maybe swim in the water.<br \/>\nMe: That sounds fun.<br \/>\nT: &#8212;<br \/>\nMe: We should go to Mexico.<br \/>\nT: &#8212;<\/p>\n<p>Me: Ummmmmm. If you could be anything in the world, what would you be?<br \/>\nT: A superhero. That&#8217;s the only thing I want to be. Only thing. And I can make up my own Justice League.<br \/>\nMe: What would your power be?<br \/>\nT: Well, I would actually be the ruler. And I would be Superman, because I think he is the real ruler. He has soldiers to fight crime.<br \/>\nMe: &#8230;What if you couldn&#8217;t be a superhero, what would you be?<br \/>\nT: I would be a giant. A GIANT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rawr.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/rawr.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Hardcore.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2939\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Me: What do you like better, dogs or cats?<br \/>\nT: I like dogs better.<br \/>\nMe: How come?<br \/>\nT: (yawns) Cause&#8230;there&#8217;s a Superdog. And I have a dog costume. Maybe next year, Fresco can be Superdog for Halloween. Wearing his Supercape (sings) Ba ba baaaaaa!<br \/>\nMe: What else would you like to tell me about yourself?<br \/>\nT: When I&#8217;m SuperTrombone, my power is strength. I can lift a whole planet with one tiny pinky. I know it would take a hundred men. But I can do it. Only one person and a pinky. I wouldn&#8217;t need any help. Maybe a little help from SuperFresco. He&#8217;s my sidekick.<br \/>\nMe: Nice.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/sidekicks.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/sidekicks.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Choke face: similar to love face.\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2940\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>T: But now I&#8217;m pretending to be Batman.<br \/>\nMe: Uh huh.<br \/>\nT: (gets up from his side of the couch and rubs my leg)<br \/>\nMe: What?<br \/>\nT: Just your leg looks so smooth from over there. (looks over my shoulder) Wow..is that all the words I&#8217;m saying?<br \/>\nMe: Yup.<br \/>\nT: My favourite books that aren&#8217;t comics are Captain Underpants books.<br \/>\nMe: Hmmm. What do you like about them?<br \/>\nT: Cause the bad guys have funny names. And so does Captain Underpants.<br \/>\nMe: Is &#8216;underpants&#8217; a funny word?<br \/>\nT: Heh heh. Maybe.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/captainU.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/captainU.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Studious with Captain U\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2941\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Me: What do you think I could do better as a mom?<br \/>\nT: I think you could give me candy all day.<br \/>\nMe: All day?<br \/>\nT: ALL DAY LONG.<br \/>\nMe: What do you like about candy?<br \/>\nT: That it&#8217;s sweet and it tastes yummy.<br \/>\nMe: That&#8217;s the best.<br \/>\nT: Yummy yummy yummy. You&#8217;re the yummiest mommy I ever had.<br \/>\nMe: Thanks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/superyum.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/superyum.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Can&#039;t you Just Taste Me?\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2946\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>T: I have a Justice League movie.<br \/>\nMe: And is it good?<br \/>\nT: Yes it is. It&#8217;s really good. And it has guns in it.<br \/>\nMe: How come there are guns?<br \/>\nT: Cause there&#8217;s a war.<br \/>\nMe: Oh. Who wins the war?<br \/>\nT: The superheroes.<br \/>\nMe: Of course. How do they win? Do they shoot guns?<br \/>\nT: No, they do not. Well, the soldiers put their guns down. And then there&#8217;s a giant robot? And then, he stops wanting to fight the superheroes when they put their guns down.<br \/>\nMe: So they stop fighting and the war stops?<br \/>\nT: Yes. That&#8217;s exactly right.<br \/>\nMe: Do you think that would work in real life?<br \/>\nT: I don&#8217;t know. Lower your weapons!<br \/>\nMe: What weapons?<br \/>\nT: Your brain. Put your brain into your body! Lower it!<br \/>\nMe: Uhh<br \/>\nT: There. I took it out and smashed it into your body. It&#8217;s in your body now, not in your head.<br \/>\nMe: Uhhhh<br \/>\nT: Ha ha! I win the war!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/sword.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/torturedpotato.com\/cheeseblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/07\/sword.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"He Wins the Battle, but *I* Win The War\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2944\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The End.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I decided to interview Trombone today because we are both sitting on the couch and he is going to sleep. 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