mark wahlberg talks to little people July 20, 2010

I’ve been spending the past few days in Montreal visiting my friend Abbie and her son, A.

A. is four years old.  He takes notions.  It’s in his job description.

While his mother was trying to make dinner last night, I suggested to A. that we play a game.  No go.  I suggested we read a story. Stories are for suckers.  I asked him if he’d like to watch a video on my computer.

“On your compooter? Can I press the buttons?”

*sigh*

We had exhausted all of the Veggie Tales and They Might Be Giants clips.  I was trying to think about what else I could show him.  I don’t have kids myself, so I don’t have a ready made list in my head as Abbie does.

So, this was the first thing that came into my head:

Showing Saturday Night Live to my friend’s four year old. Perhaps an indication of my unfitness (hunh?) as a mother? We have now watched this clip a total of 10 times.

Thank you SNL, Andy Sandberg, Dog, Donkey, Chicken and Goat for allowing us the time to fix dinner. It was delicious.

And say ‘hi’ to your mother for me, okay?