Wednesday, April 8, 2009

This Is NOT a Birthday Post For Eli

So my newly 15 year old Eli has forbidden me to write anything at all sappy and sentimental on the blog in honor of his birthday, so I am certainly not going to do it. Instead I will tell you that this kid sent me to the hospital twice to be pumped full of anti-labor drugs which made me sick and bitchy, he put me on bed rest for 6 weeks and was still born three weeks early, and even with all of that, even with his slow growth in utero and his just-less-than-6-pound body, his big round head ripped me wide open. So much so that it took me months and months before I could even contemplate a penis without wanting to run away holding my nether regions and screaming, "No! No!" I wonder is this is sufficiently NON-sappy?

The conversation in the car this morning pretty well sums up my relationship with Eli:

Hannah: There was a girl up on top of that cell tower yesterday. She was going to kill herself.

Eli: How did she they get her down?

Hannah: Her friends finally talked her into coming down.

Eli: How did they manage that?

Me: They threatened her with, "If you don't come down here we are going to kill you!"

Me and Eli: laughing hysterically to the point of wiping our eyes and being unable to look at each other for fear it would start up again.

Hannah: Huh?

Happy Birthday, kid. You are pretty awesome, and I am sorry that with everything else going on the last few months that you have been feeling a little neglected and a lot left out. I love you, I think you are turning into a mostly amazing young man, and if there was one small piece of advice I could give you right now, at this point in your life, it would be this: "Don't purposely "on accident fall" into a group of girls. You may not make it out alive next time. Love you.

19 comments:

April said...

Whatever you do, don't tell him I said happy bday, Eli!
I love you.

Anonymous said...

Happy birthday Eli. Yeah, stay away from girls. They are trouble.

MindyMom said...

Aw, I'm sure he'll love reading this - someday.

PS- Gave you a shout out in my post today. ;)

Ms. Moon said...

Well don't tell him I said Happy Birthday. Heaven forbid!
But I can say Happy Birth-day to the mama.
And I do.

Julie@My5monkeys said...

not wishing him a happy birthday at all. Just kidding.

TnAHurst said...

Hey that conversation was really funny! I laughed when I got to the end!:)

justme said...

Umm, yeah Kori, probably NON-sappy enough...too bad you just scarred him horribly for life by talking about not only your vagina, but a penis and your vagina...LMAO!! (That would be, IF he ever read your blog, of course...)

I am NOT sending big happy birthday wishes to Eli then ;0)

I guess if there is ONE good thing about the postponed trial, it's that you don't have to spend Eli's birthday in the courtroom.

((Hugs))

The Tutugirl said...

Happy Birthday Eli!

FreedomFirst said...

Happy Birthday Eli! It's okay, I know how you feel. When I was 15 I had a chip on my shoulder too. :P It's just the hormones.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Eli! I hope you don't think those T-shirts I sent you for chrismas are too lame :)

GypsiAdventure said...

Happy Birthday Eli!
~K

Rachael said...

Happy Birthday to your "little" boy!

Dingo said...

Please tell Eli that I'm not wishing him Happy Birthday and that I'm not proud of him for weathering this storm with you (even if he contributed a few thunderclouds). Also, please tell him that I'm not not sending him my best wishes. Nope, not sending any of that wrapped in sloppy ol' kisses.

CableGirl said...

Definitely not sappy.... a little horrifying and emotionally scarring for a 15 year old boy, but not sappy. lmao

Tara R. said...

I think you and Eli have the same sense of humor as me and my son. I hope you two keep that connection always. (whispering *happy b-day e*)

Martin said...

Dude.

Ronda's Rants said...

Happy Birthday! Enjoy your day!

Shiona said...

Happy Birthday Eli!

Heather said...

Oh how I love the way you make something non-sappy! I laughed so hard - I hope Eli had a wonderful birthday!