Imaginary Friends

 Each of our kids has had an imaginary friend at some point. James had Hobbes. Also, Calvin and Hobbes. Calvin's Hobbes was a different talking stuffed tiger than his own Hobbes. I couldn't tell them apart, and I'm not sure he could either. But he needed two Hobbeses (and a Calvin) while he played baseball in the backyard with all of them.

Owen's imaginary friends have, of course, all been based off of James. Sometimes it was George. Sometimes it was Hobbes. But he never really lived in the world of his imaginary friends the way James did--he just used them to explain why he'd gotten into trouble. (Hobbes TOLD me hang out of the second story bathroom window and scoop snow off the roof to throw at my brothers.) 

That happened this week. Apparently it wasn't even the first time.

Felix, however, has a very strong and constant imaginary friend. He talks to him all the time and insists that we talk to him too. 

Dosh Awwen.

(Josh Allen)

A couple of things. I usually translate kidspeak into mostly normal English, because it takes way to long to decipher phonetically what the kids are saying if I write it out as I hear it. 

E.g. "No dans fuh' kee' cheggin' nah."=="No thanks for taking a nap." Or "Awy' heeya anna spinny cheah, Owe'."== "I'm right here on the spinny chair, Owen."

But I think for Felix's interactions with Dosh Awwen/Josh Allen you might need to see how it actually sounds to get the full flavor. Also, I'm crushed and disappointed that the amazing ride of the Bills' 2020 season is over. And there will be no live blog of the Super Bowl this year. I'm not going listen to three and a half hours of football heads swooning over Brady in his 10th Super Bowl. I will live blog myself building a model ship in the basement next Sunday evening.

Anyway, here's a sample of Felix with his best friend, Dosh Awwen.

"Dosh Awwen wansa ta' sum more pishers." Josh Allen wants to take some more pictures. (J allowed Felix to help shoot a picture of her lunch, and Josh Allen REALLY liked being allowed to touch the nice camera.)

"Dosh Awwen pees n' poops inna potty." Josh Allen pees and poops in the potty. (Usually this is an excuse for why Felix doesn't need to.)

Dosh Awwen wuns n' fwoze it. Josh Allen runs and throws it.

Awwen duzn shaiw wi'me, he ony fwoze it to Co' Beezwy. Allen doesn't share it with me, he only throws it to Cole Beasley.

Awwen tol' me to do it. (Caught playing with the curtains, which he isn't supposed to do.)

Awwen tol' me I tould. (Caught pulling all of the cushions off of the spinny chair.)

DOSH AWWEN PWAYS FOR A PATWIOTS! (This is when he's feeling particularly angry about something, or pretty much whenever he's being put down for naptime/bedtime.)

D'vil Singewtawy keeps jumpin' ovuh him, bu' kees catchn' a pass. Devin Singletary keeps jumping over him, but keeps catching the pass.

Awwen says Co' Beezwy tan buhp on him knees. Allen says Cole Beasley can burp on his knees.

Awwen wikes coo'ies n' buh-uh-yo wins. Allen likes cookies and buffalo wings.

Awwen 's one fousan' taww. So big. Allen is one thousand tall. So big

Za' Maws dets it. Awwen jums oveh dem. Zach Moss gets it. Allen jumps over them.

Awwen sumtime fwos a pieca tookie addem. Allen sometimes throws a piece of cookie at them.

Dosh Awwen pains heh-coppers fow Owen. Josh Allen paints helicopters for Owen.

<lying immobile and sleepy-eyed on the back of the couch> Awwen is tyed. M' gonna wet him sweep fo' a widdew bit. Allen is tired. I'm gonna let him sleep for a little bit.