Twinsight 28 of 50: Find the Humor in Every Day

We have one family member who is simply funnier than the rest of us. It's Chloe. While she's smart and talented in a variety of areas, she probably best known for her winsome, fun spirit. She has a good sense of humor, belts out room-filling laughter whenever anyone does or says something that she thinks is remotely funny (or not), and is infamous for naive comments which her friends will attest to.

Recently I was asking my family for ideas for this blog, and Chloe said, "Hey, you haven't done one on me!" So with her permission, here we go. Here's an mere excerpt from the annals of Chloe stories.

Age 1-1/2: The Independent Thinker

During potty training season, I went into the bathroom one day and Chloe had a Barbie suspended over the toilet and was plunging her in and out of the water saying, "BATHROOM, BATHROOM!" Maybe I was pushing her a little too hard get out of diapers? One day I'll probably pay big money to a psychiatrist to work through that early childhood pressure with her. However, shortly after that time she did seek revenge for my pressure. When she did learn to use the potty chair, one night she poured the contents over my shoulders when I was in the bathtub...

Age 2: The Hungry Child

One evening we were at the counter at Culvers ordering our meals, and Chloe wandered over to the eating area. She walked right up to a table with two retired couples, pointed to a French fry on one of the men's plates, and said, "I NEED THAT." We quickly made a bee line for the table to assure her (and the couples) that she would be getting her own food shortly and could stop begging and stealing. But they were so charmed that they wanted to take her home with them.

Age 4: The Brainiac

When Chloe attended preschool at the International School of Minnesota (ISM), we had a coworker of mine over for dinner who was interested in the school and was going to test the intellectual rigor by quizzing Chloe. So my coworker asked her, "What's your favorite subject?" Chloe pondered for about 10 seconds and confidently said, "Lunch!" Wanting to give her the benefit of the doubt, my coworker said, "Well then, what's your favorite academic subject? Chloe thought about 15 seconds this time and blurted out, "Recess!" (By the way, her comments were no reflection on the actual academic strength of the school.)

Pre-school favs: 1) Lunch, 2) Recess, 3) Finger painting

Age 5: The Profanity Police

Remember that epic film, Jack_ _ _? Chloe heard an ad for it on TV and said to Steve, "Oh dad, that's bad. They should change the name of that movie to Jack Bottom!"

Age 13: The Naive Friend

Chloe and her friend, Heather saw a guy wearing a stud muffin t-shirt with a logo like this one. Chloe observed, "Hey, a stud cupcake!" Wow.

Chloe and Heather

Age 14: The Dog Expert

A few weeks ago after Leah went to college and Steve and I were at work, one day Chloe ended up home alone with Pabby with nothing to do. (Hey, one day in the whole summer isn't bad.) Pabby is really Leah's dog and for all 7-1/2 years of his life, Chloe has given him relatively little love and attention. When we got home, Chloe said, "Hey, sorry, I forgot to feed Pabby lunch." Good thing! Guess there's no time like the present to learn that he has never nor never will need lunch.

Chloe and Pabby

Oh Chlo Chlo. With high school just starting, there's bound to be a lot more material to come. Right, friends?

Mollie, Ali, Chloe & Jackie

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