Nolan was born with magical ears. Did you know that? Well, they are. They have these special filters on them. These filters screen out anything they hear that pertains to being responsible, doing chores, following instructions, answering questions that are deemed boring and not “important,” and so on. Ironically they ALWAYS hear things like “Do you want to get an ice cream? Do you want to go to the Lego store? and Do you want to go to the water park?”
This “issue” surfaces multiple times daily and drives James and I crazy. It seems to manifest itself in two ways. The first being when something is said to Nolan and we are met with a blank stare, no eye blinking, no movement, nothing. Nada. Zip. Zilch. No comprende. It’s like we are speaking Russian. Just complete silence. It’s really the only time we hear this silence from Nolan come to think of it. The second way is observed something like this. “Nolan do you want a turkey sandwich or peanut butter and jelly?” To which Nolan will respond, “Mommy, let’s go the park.” CRAZY MAKING I say! It is like nails on a chalk board and it happens over and over again every. single. day.
I recently saw a quote that sums it up.
If you do not want your children to hear what you are saying, talk directly to them.
EXACTLY!
RIGHT ON SISTER!
AMEN!
The only thing that brings me comfort about Nolan’s magical ears is that we must not be the only ones going through this. This absolutely brilliant statement was published in a book about all time favorite quotes. We are not alone right? Oh please say yes!
