Where to find your own Gwumpa Stories
The best part about Gwumpa Stories is that they are everywhere, ready to be seen by anyone.
We just need to have eyes and ears and hearts ready to catch them 🙂
Drive-by hugs
Grandboy, shouting imperiously, “GWUMPA!!”
Me, wondering what I’d done, “Yessir? What’s up?”
Grandboy, in the same tone, and running from one room, past me and then outside, “ILOVEYOU! GWUMPA I LOVE YOU!”
So far nothing has come chasing him from the other room, so I imagine that was just a bout of excitement that hit him
Flippin dangerous
As I was typing that last post, the grandboy managed to flip backwards off the couch. He lives in a self-imposed danger zone 24/7, it seems
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It’s just a phrase he’s going through
The grandboy learned one of the most dangerous phrases in his life: “Calm down, calm down, girl” (along with the hand gestures).
That ranks right up there with, “That spanking didn’t hurt, mom”
Whoever taught him that is the debbil
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Jerry duty
Gwumpa who who who is Jerry? You say you have Jerry duty. Why Jerry make you do things?
Like SEVEN years old
Gwumpa the guy I know, he’s he’s like a big person he’s (holds up two outstretched jazz hands) like SEVEN years old he’s almost a growed up
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The Humpty Dance
The grandboy learned a fine lesson in irony this evening.
He was watching a video of Humpty Dumpy and while laughing at it he turned to show me what was so funny.
Sure enough he lost his balance and flipped off the chair.
I asked him if he was showing me how to do the Humpty Dance. He was not amused.
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Alsoly
Use the word “Alsoly” in a sentence.
“Gwumpa, i drawed a picture of a GARBAGE TWUCK and a RACE CAR and and and ALSOLY, a ninja turtle.
Here you go they are yours now. Keep them forever.”
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Balance of power
Grandboy: I sorry I drew on things. I can have my markers back now? I neeeeed to color my pictures.
Me: I don’t know where your markers went. That’s between you and your momma.
Mamasan: Use your crayons.
Grandboy: Gwumpa, I can have my legos now? I pick them up I promise.
Me: You tell your momma. You left them out and that’s why they’re put up. I’m not part of that 🙂
Mamasan: [looks at the boy]
Grandboy: I go color with my crayons now.
The balance of power has been established and maintained. All is well with the world.