Wednesday, September 1, 2010

You Need More Arms

I think that any parent with more than 1 child is entitle to (at least one) a free pair of extra arms.

It's only fair.

And not scary looking extra arms


Just regular "people arms" that fold-up discreetly and compactly when you don't need them.

I mean, even Big Brother recently commented, "Mom-E you need 8 arms, so you can be like an octopus."

(Except that Mom-E is WAY cuter--and less slimy--than an octopus).

But seriously, that's saying something if even a 5 year-old recognizes that you need more arms.

2.5 year olds, on the other hand, lack that awareness.

You see, we're at a point now, where the moment I get home from work, I'm greeted with smiles and hugs, and requests to be carried by not 1 but 2 small boys.

And I don't mind so long as I don't undo that hernia surgery, mostly because those two little guys are just so frickin' cute that I can't say "no" to those smiles.

(Just to clarify, I can't say "no" to picking them up. If I had a nickel for every time I told them "no", I'd have a truckload of nickels.)

But I couldn't help but laugh the other day when I came home from work.

30 seconds after walking inside, I'm holding 40+ pounds of children, spread over 2 arms.

30 seconds later, Little Brother looks directly at me and asks, nonchalantly, "Dad-E, can you hold this bouncy ball for me and throw away this tissue."

"Sure pal, but only if you want me to put you down (which I already know you don't.)"

"Hey, Mom-E! Got any arms you can spare?"

See you on Fatherhood Friday,
Busy-Dad-E

4 comments:

  1. Smart kid, working all of his networking channels like that.

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  2. I remember that feeling! Sometimes an extra set of hands and arms isn't enough though. If there could be 2 of you it would be even better. That way you can be in more than one place at a time and instead of multi-tasking with 3-4 chores, you could be doing 6-8 things at a time.

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  3. I need a Big Brother, Little Brother, and Bab-E Brother fix. Can't wait to see you this weekend!

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  4. Uh yeah, 18 month olds don't get it either...good to know they still don't get it at 2.5 years. Pretty soon I will need several more arms. Maybe I could learn to use my legs and feet as arms and hands also. Good luck to us all! love, aunt-e

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