Elijah talking with Grandpa
Grandpa, we gotta make a run for it!
Why’s that, Elijah? Sounds serious. Why are you afraid.
Mom’s sick.
What’s the matter?
She got poisoned!
Who told you that?
Mom did!
You must have misunderstood. Everybody loves Mom. Nobody would poison Mom.
They did. We need to go get Mom and make a run for it.
What exactly did Mom tell you?
She got food poisoned!
Okay. Nooow I’ starting to get the picture.
See, I told ya. I’m liddle but I know stuff you don’t know, Grandpa!
I know, but you can settle down now. No one poisoned Mom. Food poisoning is different. She ate some bad food that made her sick.
Uh-huh! Traitor Joe poisoned her!
I see. . . . . Did Mom go to the store recently?
Traitor Joe’s
Yeah. Traitor Joe’s! Don’t go in there, Grandpa. She couldn’t even take me to day care this morning.
Who drove you to day care?
Uncle Andrew came to the rescue.
Good for Uncle Andrew. He’s a good brother and a good uncle.
Yah, but he left Mom home alone in the bathroom and she has all my food!
But you’re here now, so that’s good. You’re safe here at Grandma and Grandpa’s, and Mom will be fine. She just got sick from some bad food. What did Mom say about the food?
Not much. She couldn’t talk. But after we went to Traitor Joe’s, he was following her.
What made you think someone was following Mom?
He was in a red sports car. Mom kept watching him in the rear few mirror. I can’t see from my carseat. I can only see Mom in the rear few mirror.
What did she say? Did she recognize him?
She didn’t say, Grandpa. She was just wavin’ her hand in the air and yelling “Get off my tail, ____!” I can’t say that word, Grandpa. I didn’t see it except in the rear few mirror, but I heard it. Traitor Joe followed us home and how he’s got Mom held hostage in the bathroom.
I think Mom probably just needs a few more hours to get Trader Joe out of her system, Elijah. Everything will be better in the morning.
— Gordon C. Stewart, Chaska, MN, January 25, 2018.
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I also have a little brother myself and it is always a problem for me to know what he really means when saying something. glad she feels better!
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Elijah’s pictures keep getting more previous, and so do his conversations!!! He’s lucky to have you for a grandfather!
Cynthia
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The misunderstanding this one has me giggling, though the little one is so precious…
How many adults make such off the wall assumptions.. A LOT!
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That darn ‘Traitor Joe’ can be a tricky fella. Hope Elijah’s mom is feeling better very soon. Food poisoning is brutal, but usually (mercifully) pretty short-lived. Though I must confess, the last time I had a bad case of it, there were moments when I was hoping I’d die…. 😦
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Lori, terror is over. She felt better as the night wore on and was able to drive Elijah to day care and go to work. Her day care provided a photo of Elijah yesterday that was heart-breaking. He was crying. Tears all over his little face. His eyes were worried. This little guy is so precious!
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