My kid is acting seriously weird

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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Kid is eight.

On our walk home from school today he asked if I had a spare trashbag so he could pick up litter on the way (I did, a grocery bag, little one still in diapers).

Then, instead of whining about why can’t he play video games, he sat down and read a book.

Then, he ate his dinner without complaint (unprecedented!)

Then, he did his homework without prompting. Then did some extra homework (teacher gives them a packet at the beginning of each week)

Now, is cleaning his room!

Twilight Zone music playing in my head!

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Check for pods.

Seriously.

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He has done something SERIOUSLY wrong. Look for bodies or large amounts of cash or both. Is he missing a sibling? Have an attorney on standby.

Good luck.

4

The other possibility is that in a couple of days, he’s gonna hit you up for something that costs serious cash.

5

Cue the Byrd’s version of Turn! Turn! Turn! and cue Fred Savage’s voiceover.

That was the day I first saw Winnie…

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Either that, or he’s about to ask for a Wii.

ETA: This whole time I thought people saying Kat was evil were joking.

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Instead of thinking that he’s been nice to attone for something or ask for something, I think there are simpler explanations.

Prepping for Earth Day.

He’s beaten all his games already.

Growth spurt.

He’s learned to appreciate learning for its own sake, obviously.

He probably slipped and fell on one of his toys, and now he realizes what a smart idea it is to clean occassionally.

Well, I think I’ve made it perfectly clear that you have nothing to fear.

8

What? I’m sweet and innocent!

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Mark today on your calendar. My teeth ache, that is so beyond sweet.

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I second the Wii.

I was legendarily well-behaved as a child, but even I never went so far as to do extra homework unless there were ulterior motives involved.

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Wow. I just realized what a weird kid I was back in the day because that was all normal for me. (Except for the litter stuff…but I read, did my homework, and ate my dinner.)

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Pods were my first suspicion but someone beat me to it.

I’d also check for signs of changlings.

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ok, he asked me for something.

A white t-shirt and a pair of jeans :dubious:

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Did you ever see the Calvin & Hobbes series where Calvin added an ethicator to his duplicator? Look for a large cardboard box in his room.

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Yup. I remember my first acid trip.

Walls breathing, grass visibly growing and wriggling before my eyes, the entire world a convex fun-house mirror… and a little, desperate, sane part of my mind going:

“Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do. Act normal. Do what you’re supposed to do.”

I know what the kid discovered today. Get him a punch balloon; he’ll love you for it. :smiley:

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Kid is hiding underneath his bed after school starts, when his favorite stuffed animal quips,

“I can’t believe your mom thinks that’s you.”

I’d check his bedroom for a cardboard box marked “[del]Transmogrifier[/del] Duplicator.”

[Edit:] AArrgghh Asterion you stole my ref! :mad:

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He’s joining a gang and doesn’t want to arouse your suspicion?

He’s being sent to prison and wants to be prepared?

Weird indeed.

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In my house, that behaviour would mean a trip to the Doctor or even the ER is in my future!

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something is broken, you just haven’t found it yet.

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Everybody has a good day now and then. Don’t get your hopes up, enjoy it while it lasts.