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Loving Shabbat

To continue our Christian versus Jewish discussions, Eitan recently became aware that Rich’s parents are not Jewish.

Eitan: “What holidays do Ooma and Oompa have?”

Mama: “Well, they don’t have as many as us. Ooma and Oompa celebrate Christmas and Easter”

Eitan: “Keep telling me”

Mama: “That’s it”

*shocked silence* Note: this was during the Days of Awe

… several days go by …

Eitan: “Ooma and Oompa don’t celebrate Shabbat?”

Mama: “No, they don’t have Shabbat”

Eitan: “That makes me sad for them”

Mama: “It warms my heart that you love Shabbat so much”

Papa: “It warms my heart that you are thinking about how other people feel!”

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Change of Plans

While we were driving back to Sudbury one afternoon, we had this conversation.

Mama: “After you go to sleep tonight I need to make deli roll”

Eitan: “How about you go to sleep and I make it?! I don’t know how, but it’s going to be noisy!”

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Our Superhero

This morning, while we’re rushing to get out the door for the long drive from Sudbury to Newton, Eitan asks if he can do some painting. He is also wearing his new superhero cape. I respond, “I’m sorry but that requires too much supervision right now.”

Eitan replies, “But I have super-vision!”

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Logic

Eitan is playing with Duplos and building a very tall tower. It suddenly falls down and Dada asks “you okay, bud?”

Eitan replies, “I’m okay, but the tower is not!”

So true!

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Follow the Rules

You didn’t follow the rules Nana. You stand over there. Papa-we can play.

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Not Sick

The other day we were in the car and Eitan coughed. It certainly didn’t sound concerning so I didn’t even check on him. Then we hear from the back seat in a very small voice:

“fake cough”

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Murder

Mama: “We need to put Neosporin on your cut to kill the bacteria”

Eitan: “But Mama, killing is bad.”

#doublestandard

The next day:

Eitan: “I want to break your bones!”

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Magic!

A few months back, Eitan enjoyed a day of “Wings and Wands” during a fairytale-inspired day at school. Since then, he’ll randomly whip out his gear and run around yelling, “Wings and wands! Wings and wands!”

More recently, I was gifted this entertaining interaction:

Eitan: How are we going to move this (toy) truck? Magic!

Whooshing noises.

Eitan: I’m not magic! I need my wand…

Runs off.

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Plans

Eitan: “When you at work, I pee with Dada. When you home, I pee with you”

Ok… but really? Can’t Dada handle a pee now and then while I’m in the house?

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A New Game

Eitan invented a game where you roll a ball, run to get it, and run back to the starting point. While running back you have to yell “Run for your life!” So many things to learn at school, and probably not everything from the teachers!