Overheard At The Connolly Ranch

[Scene:  I’m taking a shower and bribing Liam with Sesame Street in our bedroom to make it possible.]

Liam:  Hey Mama!  Hey MAMA!  HEY MAMA!

Shannon:  Yes?  Whatcha need, Doodlebug?

Liam:  OH NO!  OH NO!

Shannon:  [peeks head out of shower curtain to see what’s going on in the bedroom]

Liam:  My penis fell out of my underwear!  My penis!  It just fell out!  It just fell out of my underwear, Mama!

Shannon:  Come over here so I can see what you’re talking about.

Liam:  [rushes over, buck naked with underwear in hand]

Shannon:  Oh, Liam.  You’re a mess.  Your underwear didn’t fall off your penis, you took it off.  How about you put it back on?

Liam:  Okay, Mama.  [runs back into the bedroom and things fall silent for about 30 seconds]

Shannon:  Liam?  What’s going on in there?

Liam:  [comes back into the bathroom]  It just wouldn’t work, Mama.  It doesn’t work!

Shannon:  [peers outside the shower curtain again to see Liam standing there with both legs in one leg hole pulled up to his thighs]  Okay, Liam.  You win.  I’m getting out.  Just take those off and stand right there and I’ll be out in a just a second.

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Also, I made the rookie mistake of re-telling this story in front of Liam later in the day.  We looked over to see him rushing to rid himself of his underwear again.  My mom often tells the story about how she had to threaten me with police intervention to keep me from running around buck naked in the front yard.  I fear it’s genetic.