My youngest son Finn has a serious medical condition. It is called "Dontwannadoitearacheitis"(DWDIEI)
This earache always manages to appear when we have plans that don't mesh with what HE wants to do. He will be perfectly fine then the DWDIEI will flare up. Usually within a minute or two. We have tried everything, but DWDIEI always comes back, ruining plans and other peoples enjoyment.
Places where DWDIEI has flared up:
church
the grocery store
the doctors office
out to eat
playgroup
This week is spring break. Wednesday my mom and dad took us to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. It is about a 80 minute drive from Charlotte.
Finn had it in his head that we were going to Monkey Joes or Chuck E Cheese or somewhere "fun". We were about 1/2 of the way there when we stopped for lunch at McDonalds and told them where we were going. Peter was elated, as he loves the zoo. Finn pitched a fit. As soon as his happy meal was scarfed down DWDIEI surfaced...at the McDonalds.
We got into the car. He cried the 35 minutes to the zoo.
Cried in the parking lot, cried at the entrance.
Cried at the sea lions, cried at the monkey house.
Cried at the elephants, flamingoes, petting zoo, tigers, tortoises, ape island, lorikeet feeding cage, baboons, bears, meerkats, playground, carousel etc.
The whole time complaining "My ear hurts!" holding his hand over his right ear (although sometimes it was his left ear. strange how it switches ears)
I have compiled a few collages of our trip to the zoo for your enjoyment.
All day at the zoo he cried. He whined and cried some more.
This earache always manages to appear when we have plans that don't mesh with what HE wants to do. He will be perfectly fine then the DWDIEI will flare up. Usually within a minute or two. We have tried everything, but DWDIEI always comes back, ruining plans and other peoples enjoyment.
Places where DWDIEI has flared up:
church
the grocery store
the doctors office
out to eat
playgroup
This week is spring break. Wednesday my mom and dad took us to the Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, SC. It is about a 80 minute drive from Charlotte.
Finn had it in his head that we were going to Monkey Joes or Chuck E Cheese or somewhere "fun". We were about 1/2 of the way there when we stopped for lunch at McDonalds and told them where we were going. Peter was elated, as he loves the zoo. Finn pitched a fit. As soon as his happy meal was scarfed down DWDIEI surfaced...at the McDonalds.
We got into the car. He cried the 35 minutes to the zoo.
Cried in the parking lot, cried at the entrance.
Cried at the sea lions, cried at the monkey house.
Cried at the elephants, flamingoes, petting zoo, tigers, tortoises, ape island, lorikeet feeding cage, baboons, bears, meerkats, playground, carousel etc.
The whole time complaining "My ear hurts!" holding his hand over his right ear (although sometimes it was his left ear. strange how it switches ears)
I have compiled a few collages of our trip to the zoo for your enjoyment.
All day at the zoo he cried. He whined and cried some more.As soon as we left his ear felt better. We got home and he was jumping on the trampoline within minutes, his ear had miraculously healed itself.
Funny how that works.
My mom says he is just like me.
12 comments:
You are too funny - love your equations!
Poor boy - one day when he's an adult he'll read your blog and get his revenge ;)
Aww - even though he's not a baby, he could have a tooth bothering him - off and on. My daughter was like that. Just a thought. Good luck!
HA! Those pictures are great. Your mother's curse has come to fruition. "Someday I hope you have a kid who acts just like you do!" Better watch him around tinted
70's sunglasses.
your post made me laugh, but I bet it wasn't funny at the time! Your photos are great, poor you that he has worked out a way to upset things when he doesn't get things his way. And poor him that he wasted a day at the zoo!
I hope all your planting went well, we have an allotment, and apparently me job at the weekend is to help my other half put up his new 24 foot long polytunnel!?!?
: )
Hmmm
my mom has made similar comments (in reference to my behavior as a child)
in fact, the exact quote Lindsey used!
Isn't he a cutie..smooth..he is very clever and I have to admit, I laughed out loud when I read he hit the trampoline, as soon as he got home.
Oh gosh, what a cheeky little fellow is Finn! I can't believe he'd be upset about a trip to the zoo. The zoo is fun!
I loved your funny post & the photos :)
Sarah, just a question..Does the name O'Neil sound familiar..Years ago, I was in a convent in Gastonia and Pat
O'Neil and I were together..She is a long time resident of Charlotte..A paper in Charlotte took a picture of us and it was in the Metro.Museum..We still laugh at it..even though I am not in close contact with Patsy. Just nosy...
Tell him you're going to get tubes put in his ears to stop his earaches. I don't know if they still do that, but I had real earaches as a kid and they thought about doing that to me. It sounded terrifying!
oh, also, I'm tagging you...
Wow, this is so enlightening! My son suffers from "Dontwannadoitneckacheitis"! It feels good to have someone who can relate to this rare and misunderstood affliction. ;)
He is SO funny. Loved the equations!
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