Meet GiGi:
Well, that's not exactly GiGi, but it's pretty close. GiGi is my grandson Matthew's (age 5) latest obsession. GiGi goes everywhere with Matthew and provides endless entertainment for all of us.
Matthew talks to GiGi, listens to GiGi, and explains the inner workings of GiGi's mind to us. Here's an interaction that Matthew and I had the other night:
Matthew had eaten an orange, and was in the middle of eating a hot dog for dinner.
Matthew: GiGi wants an orange
Me: GiGi can have an orange when you have finished your hot dog
Matthew: GiGi is thinking how fun it would be to jump on the orange and smash it
Me: If GiGi is going to jump on the orange and smash it, he may not have an orange
Matthew: He's only thinking about it
Me: You just tell GiGi that I will not give him an orange if he will be jumping on it
Matthew: GiGi will do anything I tell him. He is always obedient
Me: Like you should be with your mother?
What a way to crush a conversation with a five year old. Matthew immediately covered both ears to signal that he was no longer listening (which gives me little faith on the ultimate obedience of GiGi).
I will note, however, that after Matthew finished his hot dog we got an orange for GiGi. Matthew happily ate every bit of it for him.
As soon as I opened this post, Matthew cried out, "I have to get GiGi! He's got to see this!" I asked where GiGi was. "Guarding my fries for me." Oh. Of, course.
ReplyDeleteWhen Matthew had retrieved Gigi, Matthew promptly pressed him up against the computer. "GiGi loves this. Gigi is giving the computer hugs and kisses."
So it turns out that GiGi is capable of great love as well as violence and destruction!