My older sons are collecting their old games to sell. (They're still trying to build their own gaming computer.) One son is neat. The other I believe, will be on "Hoarders" someday. Listening to the two of them argue is hysterical. They're like an old married couple.
"You're never going to use this game again."
"It's for sentimental value."
"You sound like Sheldon on 'Big Bang Theory'"
They are, however, working together as a team, and that's always a beautiful thing. Until they unite against me. Here's how it happened. They're going through the cabinet where I keep all the movies seeing if there are any hidden games amidst the DVDs, and Jonah, with a look of horror on his face, his mouth agape says, "You betrayed us!"
"I what?"
He pulls out the DVD of "Casablanca" -- "You had this the WHOLE time."
"Of course I did. It's my second favorite movie."
"You made us GO to the movie theaters to see it! It was here the whole time."
"I wanted you to see it on the big screen!"
He still doesn't get my zeal. "I didn't want to see it at all, and now I know, Mom. I know what you did to us."
"Did to you? It cost me $75 to take you all to that movie, plus popcorn!"
I did, however, learn a valuable lesson. None of them are going with me to see "Les Miserables" -- that's money saved, art enjoyed. (During the movie, Casablanca, Jonah leans over in the middle of it and says, "So this is about a 40's sl** and you wanted us to see this?"
We speak a different language. I will never get Elvin, Star Wars or gaming. They will never get Jane Austen or my classic movie love. Ah, family. Of all the gin joints in all the world, they had to walk into mine...
Here's Sethy graduating today. I have NO more elementary kids, can you stand it? I am officially LAUNCHING!!
I think it is perfectly understandable. How many people raced to the theaters for Star Wars in 3D when they have the perfectly acceptable Star Wars collection at home? Sometimes you just want to have the big screen experience.
Posted by: Carissa Little | June 13, 2012 at 08:46 AM
ITA - some movies you just have to see on the big screen!
Congrats to your son! I am joining you among the ranks of no more elementary kids next week - then I will have one starting middle school and one starting high school...gulp!
Posted by: Chris P. | June 13, 2012 at 08:59 AM
LOL, I like your kids, theyre funny! And smart too!
Maybe it's bc you grew up in silicon valley but I don't know many guys that'd try to make a gaming computer. Guys I know would rather pimp their car or go hunting
Posted by: Tonya | June 13, 2012 at 09:01 AM
P.s Kristin, do you know of any fiction books, maybe even chick-lit type, about hoarding?
I have this funny little idea but don't know how to develop it. I'm not sure if looking at other similar books might help spark something?
Posted by: Tonya | June 13, 2012 at 09:12 AM
Ooh I'm going to use that argument. Jonah doesn't like to go to the movies, so he wouldn't have gone for Star Wars either. I'm just getting what a sacrifice it was for him. I'll have to appreciate him.
Posted by: Kristin Billerbeck | June 13, 2012 at 10:16 AM
It's not uncommon around here. The kids really are proud of being nerds around here. Someone in Middle school won an award for her work on some kind of neuropathy treatment. In MIDDLE SCHOOL? The local high school has a gal working on a winning cancer treatment!
No wonder I feel ignorant most of the time.
Posted by: Kristin Billerbeck | June 13, 2012 at 10:17 AM
I don't know a book about hoarding. I can ask around though and see if anyone knows of one.
Posted by: Kristin Billerbeck | June 13, 2012 at 10:18 AM
That is hilarious. I guess he didn't know you had the DVD:) Well at least he isn't trying to sell that too LOL.
Well it's good to see they are motivated to make money and build something, rather than lay around and watch TV all day.
Posted by: Tony | June 13, 2012 at 10:21 AM
i haven't found any either. So I'm guess there just isn't any. Can't imagine why?lol
Posted by: Tonya | June 13, 2012 at 10:33 AM
I worked at a company in the Midwest where the head IT guy farmed on the weekends (I think he had some cattle and horses), so it just depends on your interests.
Posted by: Tony | June 13, 2012 at 10:37 AM