Apparently Oprah really does have some kind of magical pull. When D- and I left to go shovel some snow the other day, M- was inconsolable for poor J-, screaming non-stop and practically clawing at the front door.
Eventually, J- gave up and turned on Oprah (good old DVR). M- immediately stopped crying and paid rapt attention. As soon as Oprah was off-camera, she started up again. This cycle went on for the entire show, without a clear explanation. Even M-'s little baby doll (seen above watching by herself after M- wandered away), perched on her lap, could not reassure her that Oprah would be back each time soon after she went away. (Given that she's been on every cover of O magazine for 7 years now, I don't think Oprah would take well to being off camera for more than 5 seconds at a time.)
Anyway, once Oprah was over, J- was on her own to make dinner with bleeding ears, as they both eagerly awaited our return. Once M- saw us on the porch, she lit right up like 10 Oprahs just said "Peekaboo! You've won a year's supply of tummy-ticklins!"
So I guess that means for all intents and purposes, I'm as good as or better than Oprah.
Power and influence now, please!
06 February 2008
Oprah starts 'em young
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I'm still waiting for the "10 reasons my 3-year-old son's dad may be homosexual" article. No need for the "10 reasons my 3-year-old son's dad may NOT be a homosexual"... it'd be way too short.
Get to writing, J.
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adam
Adam: Actually, dude, I've thought about writing up that list, just to be fair. I alluded to as much in the original list, in fact.
Everyone Else: This is Adam-- he craves attention even more than me, and he's just bitter that I got the last word in before leaving Maine for Illinois.
I'm sure I'll write a post or two about The Good Old Days when I could actually watch his face when I made him cry with my cutting wit.
ha HA!
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