What Kids Say Can Make the Most Sense to Solving a Problem

For several years I have saved a number of voice mail messages which my nephew Parker has left me.  Some I have transferred to my VHS but the sound is broken on it now and I have not purchased a new device.  My worst fear was that I would hit 7 to delete instead of 9 to re-save as the messages come up for review and that is exactly what happened.  Rather than the deleted message recovery option before I hung up in the session, I panicked and hung up immediately, it is gone forever.  What kids say is so real and I have really enjoyed listening to these messages and plan give him copies when he is older.

He is now nearly 11 and there are messages from when he was very young that are so cute.  When I listen to the messages the way he used to say "thire" for fire and golfing in flames for engulfed in flames in his little voice are just adorable and make me smile to recall his younger days.  We had a long period of time when I was his virtual babysitter, of course my sister was home, but we would play Matchbox over the phone for hours on end.  It was as if I was there with him not three hours away.  Although we frequently visit, we were able to keep that bond by our phone conversations and my sister, a single mom was able to relax a little.

Yesterday, when I accidentally deleted one of the messages and nearly cried, I was amazed with his response when I broke the news to him.  What kids say can make the most sense to solving a problem.  His reply (via text message) is this:  it ok i always can do it again i call 2morrow.  Now, I may be biased but that is brilliant.  Even if he does not call, just the thought process he used to arrive at a solution to the problem is one of the many reasons I just adore this kid.

The voice message he left in August 2003 verbatim is this:

Uhhhh, Aunt Lori Cops is on 1505 structure fire.  Cops is on, K-9's are in it, Bixby and Shadow are in it.  Pow Pow (gun sounds) - bye bye….I hate you.