My Kids as Superheros
Superhero movies (and the accompanying action figures and branded merchandise they peddle) are all the rage these days. It seems like every weekend there's some new costumed figure smashing box office records and generating buzz online.
My kids are a bit young for these types of movies. Actually, they're pretty much too young for movies in general. We had a family movie night at home recently where we watched the new Peanuts movie, and the three-year-old talked through the entire thing. I finally had to kick him out of the room and didn't refund his ticket.
Anyway, with all the superhero hoopla I started to wonder what superhero my kids would be if some of their special attributes were amplified beyond the human. Which, in the arena of loud noises, is actually the case.
The Infinitely Inquisitive Boy - This is one of the four-year-old’s alter egos. It’s self explanatory, but if you’d like a better understanding of why, just have him help you check the oil in your car.
The Incredible Lollipop Head - This is one of the names I'm workshopping for the three-year-old. Dude's got a big head.
Goat Child - The one year old bleats likes a goat and will charge into his brothers with abandon which seems very goat-like to me.
My kids are a bit young for these types of movies. Actually, they're pretty much too young for movies in general. We had a family movie night at home recently where we watched the new Peanuts movie, and the three-year-old talked through the entire thing. I finally had to kick him out of the room and didn't refund his ticket.
Anyway, with all the superhero hoopla I started to wonder what superhero my kids would be if some of their special attributes were amplified beyond the human. Which, in the arena of loud noises, is actually the case.
The Infinitely Inquisitive Boy - This is one of the four-year-old’s alter egos. It’s self explanatory, but if you’d like a better understanding of why, just have him help you check the oil in your car.
The Incredible Lollipop Head - This is one of the names I'm workshopping for the three-year-old. Dude's got a big head.
Goat Child - The one year old bleats likes a goat and will charge into his brothers with abandon which seems very goat-like to me.
The Magnificent Ear - The four-year-old can hear a firetruck or ambulance’s sirens from counties away. Not only that, he can tell you, “that’s not an ambulance, it’s a firetruck” just by listening.
The Repeater - This is one of the three-year old’s secret identities. Instead of saying “riddle me this” like the Riddler from Batman, he says...whatever his brother just said.
Floptimus Prime - If the one-year-old’s plans to steal a package of crackers out of the pantry are stymied, he will often flop to the ground and roll over as if denying him a crunchy snack has physically injured him. It’s inventive and he plays it off as well.
The Fantastic Kid Pedantic - A four-year-old should not be this precise. He corrects his younger brother when he misspeaks and pretty much everyone else too.
Night Owl - The three-year-old apparently needs about 25% less sleep than his brothers (or anyone else) and will stay up hours after bedtime. Oftentimes he can be heard talking to himself. Or falling off the perch that is his dresser.
The Human Top - When the one-year-old gets really excited he will spin in a circle and then try to run. The results of these attempts run the gamut from hilarious to disastrous. But just like a toy top, he’s always ready to start spinning again.