Killing a Fly with a Ukulele: The Latest of Nat's Dreams Involving My Death

I am the Mum.
If life was a circus, I would be the plate-juggling lady with monkeys on her shoulders who stands on one leg on a horse's back as it canters around the ring.

I am the Writer.
I use too many commas, dashes and dot-dot-dots, and I often start sentences with conjunctions because I like my blog to look the way it sounds in my mind.

I am the Hero.
Life is a bit like a superhero action comic, except that the superheroes are tiny children dressed in super-suits who possess no actual powers, while I just get them food, break up fights and clean their super-suits.

03 November 2009

The Latest of Nat's Dreams Involving My Death

Nat's been dreaming about me dying in odd circumstances. I'm not sure what this means.

"Mum. In my dream last night, you blasted poo, and then your pants fell down, and then you died."

All ROFL.

15 comments:

Putting the FUN in DysFUNctional said...: Blasted poo?! OMG, hilarious! The dying part is not funny, but the poo part definitely is.; 03 November, 2009 20:42
stefanie said...: Funny you should talk about dreams and poo today, because I had a dream last night about poo. I dreamed that somehow I had gotten it (mine) everywhere and "ruined my kids' chances". Whatever that means. Mom guilt, I suspect. Anyway, I'm glad that you talked about poo here, because you allowed me to feel free to talk about it here, and not my blog. Feel free to come on over to my place and say something you don't want to say here.

Poor Nat. I think parents dying is a huge fear for kids.; 04 November, 2009 07:59
Swift Jan said...: oh dear... not a nice way to die is it!; 04 November, 2009 10:29
Jen said...: totally cracking me up.; 04 November, 2009 12:00
Scurrette said...: so... like a shart???; 04 November, 2009 16:24
Givinya De Elba said...: Probably more "sh" than "art" though.; 04 November, 2009 16:37
Silindile Ntuli said...: That's a unique dream right there; 04 November, 2009 20:52
Long dark hair, blue eyes said...: I think even Joseph would struggle to interpret that one!; 04 November, 2009 21:16
Givinya De Elba said...: Oh! JOSEPH! Not Joseph! I get it!; 04 November, 2009 21:50
Alison said...: If that happened to me in real life, I WOULD die, so it seems realistic to me!; 05 November, 2009 04:56
Unknown said...: I really did LOL.; 05 November, 2009 12:05
Allegro ma non troppo said...: Fingers crossed he doesn't repeat it to everyone at Kindy, church, and Grandma's house...

Too funny!; 05 November, 2009 12:48
Tracy P. said...: Yikes, what a way to go!; 06 November, 2009 00:16
sewfunbymonique said...: I am sorry- can't stop laughing at that one! I hope you keep a journal- although I guess your blog is one. :) I agree that if I happened to me, I would WANT to die!; 06 November, 2009 00:51
Sassy Britches said...: Ah, the farting to make him laugh is coming back around, isn't it? :) You are.the.best.mom.ever.; 06 November, 2009 11:28

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03 November 2009

The Latest of Nat's Dreams Involving My Death

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