Limping in from the car last night, Tessa, Luka and I carried/dragged between us two backpacks, three bags of groceries, a dance bag, one happy puppy, one cup of coffee, one cup of tea, two purses and a briefcase-type-thing. As we jostled for position on the porch, I said, “Get out of the way, you guys, I have to do the door!” Immediately the path cleared, I unlocked the door and we all plowed through, me first to the kitchen.
I hear gasping behind me. It’s Luka, having a seizure of some kind—no wait—he’s laughing so hard he cannot breathe. Tessa and I stare at him.
“Are you OK? What’s so funny? Calm down and get some air!”
“Mum, Muuum, you are aaaahhhhhahahahahahah!!!!!”
Yes, I am a laugh-riot.
I’m curious, but not that curious, and I turn to return to the kitchen. Tessa presses on with the questioning, and finally Luka chokes out, “Mum, you said you had to do the door!!!” Whereupon Tessa shrieks and laughs and falls down on the stairs and the two of them carry on like, well, I don’t really know. Like it was the funniest thing in the world for a mother to say.
Memo to self: up the radar for double entendres.
I can’t believe a seven year old would get that out of what I said.
Can you?
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Honey, not only do I believe that Luka caught that, I also believe that this will continue to be funny for the rest of his childhood/adolescence/adulthood. There is very little expansion on male humour from here on!
(This, of course, from your pal that still breaks into giggles whenever I hear the word “duty”…)
Luka’s a sharp one. His mind and sharp wit will be connecting many things, not just the naughty entendres! Just don’t let him watch any Benny Hill!