Ah, Kids

[bjarvis]

My nephew Daniel (AKA "3 of 6, subunit 1") in Mississauga, Ontario, has his sixth birthday coming up next week so I inquired with his parents about what he's into these days, looking for gift ideas while avoiding accidentally getting him something he already has.

He's apparently enjoying school well enough although the English/French split is causing some minor confusion. I'm sure he'll figure out the language thing very quickly: after all, 50% of Daniel's genetics come from the same general gene pool as myself so he's clearly destined for academic greatness and brilliance, right?

That said, guess what he's keen on for his birthday. Ah, six year old boys and their obsessions. Maybe he'll grow out of it. :-)

Comments

[urbear]

If you buy that for him his parents will never forgive you, but he'll remember you forever.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Everybody wins! :-)

[paigemom.livejournal.com]

I was going to suggest trying to find a bilingual version of the Hannah-Barbera cartoon "Touche the Turtle." I used to slavishly watch it in English as a kid (living just south of Detroit), but I will never forget watching it in French when we visited Montreal.

Tells you what I know about boys.

If you EVER get my kid one of those things, you will die a very horrible, slow, and painful death.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

If you EVER get my kid one of those things, you will die a very horrible, slow, and painful death.

We're thinking about bagpipes... :-)

[kent4str.livejournal.com]

Oh, hell - she'd ENJOY those!

[cuyahogarvr.livejournal.com]

Okay..... you've met my son.
Enough said.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

Um, good point.

[stormecho.livejournal.com]

I love the 3/6-1 stuff. So geeky.

[bjarvis.livejournal.com]

It's all Mom's fault. She can't remember our names to save her life but never forgets birth sequence... :-)