JP: Hi Mom!
Mom: Hi JP!
JP: Ohhh, I'm getting thirsty again.
Mom; Didn't I just give you some juice?
JP: Yeah.
(Very long pause while I try to make him lead the conversation. After my computer clock ticks away 2 whole minutes I proceed to type this sentence. My action draws him back to me.)
JP: What are you doing Mommy?
Mom: I am typing words. What are you doing JP?
JP: Well, I was looking at Bob the Builder paper. See.
(Shows me a Bob flyer that comes with the vehicles. These show all of the toys they sell. JP has always loved these papers almost more than the actual vehicles.)
Mom: Do you like Bob the Builder?
JP: Yeah.
Mom: So JP what did you do this morning?
JP: Well. First yesterday I play soccer. With purple shirts on.
(Before coming to make words he was watching a home video from last year. On this video he was playing soccer. This was our old team where they wore purple shirts. We now wear white.)
Mom: Oh, were you watching your old home video when you were on the Eels team?
JP: Yeah, I played soccer.
Mom: You used to wear purple shirts. Now your team wears what color?
JP: Purple.
Mom: No, what do you wear now?
JP: White.
Mom: That is right! Did you know that soccer starts next month?
JP: Yeah.
Mom: Are you excited to play soccer again?
JP: Yeah.
(He says very unconvincingly. Not a hint of excitement anywhere.)
Mom: So JP where did you go this morning?
JP: Well, I went to school.
Mom: You did!
JP: Yeah.
Mom: Was it fun?
JP: Yeah.
(This is like pulling teeth! I want more than a bored yeah from him!)
JP: What did you do there?
Mom: I did got down the slide.
(Earlier he told me he did not do the slide)
Mom: You did the slide.
JP: Yes, and we spread around the room.
Mom: What did you do around the room?
JP: We can't spread around the room because we'll get peanut butter everywhere.
Mom: Peanut butter?
(I am thoroughly confused.)
JP: Yeah.
Mom: Was there peanut butter at school?
JP: I think I gotta finish my movie.
Mom: No, come here. Did you have a lunch today?
JP: Yeah.
Mom: Was there anything special about your lunch?
JP: Yeah.
Mom: What?
JP: Because I did work.
Mom: You did work? How did you work?
JP: Because I made a tree.
Mom: You did make a tree! I saw it in your backpack.
JP: Yeah.
Mom: You did a great job on that tree.
JP: Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Mom: What else did you do at Jump Start?
(The phone rang and interrupted this amazing conversation. Since it has been such a dud I'll just let it end.)
