“Mom! Make him stop humming!”
- by Roni
My son was born with a somewhat bizarre and exceptionally unique talent. He is able to drive his sister crazy with the humming that no one else in the family can hear.
A recent stimulating breakfast dialogue progressed thusly:
Girl: “Mom! He’s humming again! Make him stop!!!”
Me: “I don’t hear any humming.”
Girl: “He is! I swear! He does it so that you and Daddy can’t hear, but I can!”
(I approach the boy and put my ear close to his face. Nope, I don’t hear any humming. I feel his neck to see if his veins are vibrating. Nope. Nothing.)
Me to boy: “Are you humming?”
Boy: “Nope.”
Me to girl: “He’s not humming.”
Girl (crying): “YES HE IS!!!!!!! HE’S DOING IT JUST TO BUG ME!!!!! MAKE HIM STOP!!!!!!”
Me to boy: “Stop the humming that you’re not doing.”
Boy: “Ok. Geez, all she had to do was ask!”
He's apparently not humming here