Monday, March 30, 2009

For the sake of argument

My son and I often go next door to visit our neighbour. Boone likes the non-stop apple juice refills, the Pixar lamp in the office and the super-cool bongo drum upstairs.

Me, I go for the entertainment.

On Sundays her son also visits. Their nature is to have light-hearted arguments about nothing and this past Sunday was no exception.

She says to him while displaying an array of paint chips in shades of grey and blue -- "You need to pick a colour so I can paint your room".

Me -- But he doesn’t live here anymore.

Him -- It doesn’t matter! She’s gonna make me pick one and there’s no reasoning with her!!

She -- I always told my sons they would have a room here... and apparently he took that quite literally, because all his things are still here!!

H -- Well there’s no storage at my place!!

S -- You have a whole house how could you not have any space for your things???

H -- You still have things at grandma’s house!!!

(this went on for a little while)

Me -- So what colour are you going to pick?

H -- Oh, I don’t like any of these.

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