After dinner tonight Jude got out his project bags and started to draw at the table. He likes to practice his letters and numbers now. I sat there next to him complimenting his forms as he explained exactly the necessary stroke for each number or letter.
He was repeating an eight over and over, then decided he needed the green marker so he could draw a Grinch out of his eight. He explained the very angry eyes and mouth that an angry Grinch should have. He made him a leg and then another. And then drew a "u" between his legs. I asked what it was for. "Oh mom, that's his penis, because he's a boy Grinch," was his reply.
I probably could have left it at that, but I had to know what a "girl" grinch would look like. He drew another angry face and two legs, but this time there was a circle drawn on the belly. I was afraid to ask, but ask I did. "Well that's where the baby is going to grow." Then he picked up the marker again and finished the baby, angry face and all. I asked why that momma Grinch was so angry. "Mom, Grinches hate everything."
I called Chad over to join in my praise of Jude's artwork and asked Jude to explain to daddy how to draw a Grinch. He gave Chad the same explanation I had received. Chad was trying as hard as I to stifle a laugh and commented, "well I guess we now know to expect a few calls from his art teacher."
Hey who doesn't like a good nude? He's just ahead of his time, right?
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