At bedtime, Ryan is in my room trying to stand on a yoga roller - something used to stretch out your back and other muscles. At first he is trying to balance while it is rolling, then he turns it on the side to make it taller. He is now trying to balance and touch my 9 feet bedroom ceiling. I ask him to stop. The last thing I need is for him to fall and break something as travel baseball is starting!
Ryan is still trying to annoy Lucas about a video we just watched from when he was little. He is commenting about how tall he is until, as he is stretching his body to the ceiling when still standing on the side of the roller thing. Almost drawing attention to himself like little kids do - “look at me.” but in an older more mature way. BOOM! He totally wipes out. He is silent, not that I could hear him through my immense laughter, I can’t breathe as the tears start to stream from my eyes. Still no sound from him. No movement, not even a sigh, a wince, nothing. Then you have a moment of "uh-oh" in your head, like it was just a little too quiet. I fall out of my bed onto the floor - still not able to really talk from laughing too hard. I lay my eyes on him and spit out “are you ok?” He either said “you suck” or “shut up” as he got up walking out of my room. I really couldn’t tell you because again, I was laughing way too hard. I am still not able to breathe to make sure he is really ok. He is fine, just embarrassed but with a smile on his face. Even now writing, this I can’t help the giggles from replaying it in my head.
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Trina
3/11/2020 08:03:49 pm
I love that you have that relationship with your boys. They need to be able to laugh at themselves, and when they cant laugh at themselves, then their mom needs to laugh at them :)
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3/11/2020 08:56:06 pm
Haha.. Bet he won't be bringing up the Lucas "video" anymore since now Lucas has the Ryan "fall" to counter with!
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Eugenia Kouts
3/11/2020 10:55:31 pm
Too funny! I am sure brother is so grateful that the fall came at the most opportune time . . . try laughing at me again! Haha
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Lisa Goldman
3/12/2020 07:49:32 pm
Ha! I am laughing with you! This is absolutely something my kiddos would do!
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Sara T.
3/12/2020 09:15:51 pm
I have the problem of always laughing first and then checking if others are okay, when I know it should be in reverse. No self control. Karma came in hard and swift on that one Ryan!
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