A cousin of mine who is expecting is displeased that her husband is looking to buy a 2nd hand Porche. He claims he can put the baby in the back seat. I ask, what back seat.
Another friend who just discovered his wife was pregnant went out and bought himself an $830 reel.
And yet, another friend whose wife is pregnant with their 3rd child has a BMW 1 series and has 3 PS3s in his house.
What do they all have in common apart from expectant wives? They all spend a great deal of money trying to still be a boy.
Apparently, it's a common phenomenon. Or so Packrat says. That boys will always like their toys regardless of age and income. And it starts from young.
Evan loves trucks. He is not the only one. The garbage truck driver that passes his school every morning waves at all the boys who line the fence to watch him drive by. There seems to be a great amount of awe for the big truck and it's a shared obsession from what I have observed and it's amazing. For a minute, the playground, the slides, the swings are forgotten and hold cannot hold a candle to a loud, sometimes stinky smelling truck.
The only odd one out was Baby J who went to see what the big deal was because her brother was there. But obviously only half as interested as the boys judging from how she wasn't nose pressed against the fence and actually looks like she's still contemplating going back to her beloved slide.
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Saturday, June 13, 2009
Boys and their toys
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Hey, I was just wondering, do you think that the twins know they have a sibling right before birth or is it the growing up together that conditioned them to know that "hey, he is my brother?"
ReplyDeleteDo baby E&J show signs of looking out for each other ?
Very curious about genetics, hehheh. =)
Take great care!
not hann but hann's mummy said...
ReplyDeleteWhat do they all have in common apart from expectant wives?
They have a lot of spare cash.
Figsley,
ReplyDeleteI think they have some inkling and a connection. The twins used to derive comfort in being put together when they were first born. There are also things that Baby J used to do to Evan from an early early age that he hates. I suspect she did the same things in-utero.
Now, they obviously have some connection. They stop and are very concerned when one twin is upset or hurt and crying. They know how to comfort one another and they communicate in some secret language which only they seem to understand. I'll record it sometime. It's hilarious.
Hann Hann,
Yes, they all seem to have spare cash. But according to Packrat, it doesn't matter how big the toy, it's the fact that boys who become dads, still need toys while mums just nest. If you ask me, I think we drew the short end of the bargain!