Max built a Lego guy that I thought looked like Sinistar. So we named him that. Then I suggested a fight between Captain Skull (a Lego guy we built yesterday) vs. Sinistar. Max says Sinistar is too big.
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Max singing, “This land was made from you and me” instead of “This land was made for you and me.”
Max came back from Spring vacation with Mark in Basalt. He was gone 9 days. I think that’s the longest Karolina and I haven’t been with him in many years.
He missed Easter with us, so when he came home, he went Easter Egg hunting, but not before telling me about his egg hunt experience at Mark’s house.
The Jackpot Tree
Max asks why does cancer exist.
Listening to The Lawn Gnome, they said they were mischievous. I asked Max what mischievous means. He says it’s Mischief Night. Mischief Night is a Jewish holiday. They are Jewish gnomes.
Max says to me:
“Tickle my dupcha.”
“Tickle my vuvs.”
When Max was younger, we were at the fish section Whole Foods, staring at the dead fish on ice. They were whole and dead. Max asked, “What happened?“
We lit the first candle at Reid’s bar mitzvah. Max say, “The first candle is the specialist. We are the specialist.”
Max wants a Bar Mitzvah now because he had so much fun.
Max: Why didn’t your brother go to the bar mitzvah?
Me: I don’t know. Should he have gone?
Max: Yeah, he’s Channukah [Jewish].
Max: I want a Bar Miztvah.
He says he has four years.
He asks what Reid will do next year on his Bar Mitzvah date and the year after that. Will he have a party every year? He doesn’t understand it’s a one-time holiday, just once in your life. It takes a lot to explain this, and I am still not sure he gets it. Every holiday he knows recurs each year.
Why wasn’t the rabbi there? (at the Bar Mitzvah reception)
Why are there so many temples here (in Cherry Hill)?
Max gets a skull and crossbones pained t-shirt while all the other children gets things like peace signs.
Why do those kids have big yamulkes? (the Rabbi’s kids)
Am I Jewish/ (I told him he’s half-Jewish).
Will we see where Reid and Morgan live? (We did not go to their house)
We came all this way for his Shabbat (he means Bar Mitzvah).
When will we see Reid and Morgan again?
A few days ago, I had the most wonderful weekend with Max. I’ve been putting off writing about it because I don’t know how to capture the magic. There were so many fun and interesting moments:
- We parked for the DinkDenver convention at 12th & Sherman. Walking to the civic center, we passed a homeless man’s camp (the man was not around). He had left some packs and various junk. Nearby was a glass crack pipe. Max asked about all these things and why the man left his stuff; wasn’t someone going to steal it?
- On the way back, we found an empty 9mm casing in the parking lot and called the police,
Update Dec 24, 2019
Well, I never finished this post about our first trip to DinkDenver. Karolina and Elliot came the next year. But this was the convention where we first met Crystal Sully, who became an enormous influence on Max in the next 2 years.
“Is there a key that opens every door in America?”
“No, I’ve never heard of that. Why?”
“Was there ever one?”
“I don’t think so. Did you hear about that on TV?”
“I’m Gonna Destruction Him”, classic words by Max in late 2016 or early 2017 (2nd grade)
Karolina: “Max, are you Jewish?
Max: “No.”
“OK, what are you?”
“I’m half Jewish.”
“And what’s the other half?”
“Christmas.”
On Sunday, we watched (again) the Ren and Stimpy episode Ren’s Toothache. Then yesterday, we went to the orthodontist — Max’s first time besides the initial consultation. After he got spacers installed:
Max: “Is there really a tooth beaver in my mouth?”
Aki: “Eating your nerve endings?”
Max: “Yeah”
Aki: No, tooth beavers aren’t real. It’s just from Ren & Stimpy.”
I love Pete the Cat and the picture Max made of him in 1st grade.
oct 21, 2016 text message
need to write about leonhard visit, halloween, meow wolf / santa fe
While driving to VPAA practice for Bob Fosse Tribute:
Max: “When I grow up, I’m going to live in Maine.”
Me: “Because they have crabs?”
Max: “Yes and I want to live near the ocean and I like boats.”
Me: “But you’ll live so far away from us.”
He doesn’t say anything.
Me: “Please don’t move away without us.”
Max: Smiling an shrugging, “Sorry”, as if he’s going to do it anyway.
Now I know how my mother felt.
Max: “Wait, how old will you be when I’m grown up.”
Me: “Like… when you’re 20?”
Max: “Out of college. When I’m out of college.”
Me: “Ok, so about 23. You’re almost 9, so that’s in just about 14 years. I’ll be 60 or 61. Gaga’s age.”
Max: Surprised, “REALLY?!” Then he says, “Gaga says he’s 59 and he doesn’t like being old.”
Max: “When I grow up I want to be a scientist.”
Me: “Why?’
Max: “Because when there’s a nuclear ‘plosion, the scientists survive.”
Me: “Because they get to live underground?”
Max: “Yes”
Max: “When I’m grown up scientists will make flying cars. And we won’t die from old age.” He said this before and told me we’ll have a “jection” [injection] to prevent old age.
“You can still die by falling off a cliff but not from old age.”
Me: “What kind of scientist do you want to be? Do you want to work on flying cars or injection to prevent dying.”
He doesn’t really understand me, or says I don’t understand him because there will still be dying, just not from old age. I drop it before he gets frustrated.