From the Mouth of... Jet

[liralen]

Yesterday John had a meeting he had to get to in the evening. And I was having a really crappy kind of day. I'd actually started well, with a ten mile ride and a good shower and some SamCham. But then it all went south due to some just... stupid stuff, really, partially my fault was some of the heartrending part of it. But I just shut everything off when I could and Jet took me to dinner at Noodles and Company.

We ordered, sat down, did a little potty going dance, as one or the other of us watched our stuff, and when I came back we had our food. I got mac and cheese because I was feeling like comfort food, and Jet had his buttered noodles with seasoning as he always did. Some things cannot change.

As meal conversation, we talked a little bit about the fact that Momma was feeling cranky, and I asked Jet, "Well, what do you think I should do about it?"

He thought a bit, tilted his head and said, "Well, one, maybe you should do less computer work, 'cause sometimes it frustrates you. Two, you could always just stop thinking about what it is that makes you so cranky. And, we're doing the third thing I could think of, which is to eat. Can't think of much more than that to stop you from being so cranky."

I nodded. "Do you think ice cream after dinner would help, too?"

"Oh, yeah. That always helps," he said with a smile.

Wise are the ways of the young.

Comments

[morgainelefae.livejournal.com]

ah, from the mouths of babes... that's wonderful. three fundamental ideas of happiness. i think i'll hang them on my 'fridge. *laughing*

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Heh! I should do that, too. Mmm... fridge fodder.

[imladra.livejournal.com]

Those really are words to live by. I hope he never forgets to follow his own advice. :)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Yeah. The food one sounds awfully familiar. *laughs*

[r0ck3tsci3ntist.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed. :)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*smiles*

[ai-ici-lover.livejournal.com]

The wisdom of youth...cherish it dearly...^___^

[liralen.livejournal.com]

I do.

[xshelaghx.livejournal.com]

What a smart little guy! Our kids know us so well. :D

[liralen.livejournal.com]

So true. They see us every day... it's amazing what he'll tell me if I ask. *grins*

[bloodthirstylt.livejournal.com]

god that is so cute. If only we could turn off the things that upset us or our minds that would be great.

ice cream after dinner always helps. :)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*grins* Yeah, I have to agree...

both to being able to turn our brains off a particular subject, AND ice cream. Yum.

[bloodthirstylt.livejournal.com]

yeah, I never could do that even as a kid.

[marith.livejournal.com]

Jet is so smart, and so well able to organize his ideas and speak them out loud. I'm really impressed. o.O

[liralen.livejournal.com]

XDD Yeah... the three points on his three fingers really bemused me. He really knew what it was he wanted to say, I guess.

[akuni.livejournal.com]

Ah, the simple wisdom of a child. "If you don't like the game, don't play." I know there are complications with that once you grow up, but I think we can choose to "not play" more often than we think.

How old is this wise little man, again? :)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Yeah, exactly.

He's seven. He's always kind of been this way. There's several folks at our church that call him the Little Buddha. Now that caught my attention. *laughs*

I figure I might as well take advantage and ask him about my troubles, as he always has something direct to say about it.

Can I vote for Jet for Dalai Lama now?

[traveller-blues.livejournal.com]

...because, yes. He'd be better than running -this- country.

Wonderful story, that, with a wonderful kid.

-Traveller

Re: Can I vote for Jet for Dalai Lama now?

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Poor guy, I wouldn't wish running this country on him. *laughs*

The ones that might best do it are the ones least willing to be in that position, I suspect. Because any sane man would never want that job.

Thanks!! I think he's something special, but I am biased. *grin*

[crimini.livejournal.com]

Ice cream always makes it better. :)

Jet has some great advice. He could write a column. :D

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*laughs* I should start an "Ask Jet" column... and just take questions and write down what he says about 'em.

[incandescens]

(hugs)

Jet is wise.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

(hugs back)

He is.

[ginnyvos.livejournal.com]

Ice cream after dinner helps all. He's a seriously smart guy, that Jet of yours... He deserves a hug! ^___^

[liralen.livejournal.com]

I'll give him one when he gets home. *smile*

Thank you!

[ginnyvos.livejournal.com]

^^

No pressure or anything! But is there another chapter of David and Chris coming up? Possibly? I've grown to love them so much already XD

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Stark and I have about 10,000 words of RP for them. *laughs* We just resolved something that's good, we think, for this chapter, and we'll work on it when we can to get them out.

Stark's schedule is just... insane at the moment, so we're working around things on her side. But there should be plenty of reading out pretty soon for "Silver and Black".

We really love 'em, too... and it's only getting better, I think. *smiles*

[ginnyvos.livejournal.com]

Heeeh! ^+^ I actually got two of my friends hooked on it, too! I don't know if they left any comments, but I do know they loved it to bits! (And they're not fanfiction-readers or anything).

[liralen.livejournal.com]

They didn't leave comments, but I'm really glad that they like the boys. They've been a real blast to write.

Neat that they're not fanfiction-readers! Neat to know that we can just get regular folks in on them, too. *smiles*

[ginnyvos.livejournal.com]

Hmmm I thought it'd be nice for you to know just that ^_^

They made me promise to tell them when a new update'd come up ;)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

I love knowing that...

*smiles* I'm very glad they like it that much.