The Greatest Story Never Told

November 24 2009 · comment 3 Comments
Posted in: Me Myself · Tags: , ,

I was in the middle of writing an entry. It was a really good one, too. None of that mommyblogging nonsense I usually draft. It had explosions! And destruction! And witty dialogue! It was going to be awesome.

Except Maddie had other plans.

I could envision the entry’s direction so clear and vivid, it was just waiting to role from my fingertips. Fire! Mayhem! Action! Guns! There were guns. Big manly guns. One exciting sequence after another.

But Maddie wouldn’t stop pushing my keyboard away. It’s hard to write when one’s keyboard keeps moving.

I was determined to persevere, though. This entry was so awesome, it deserved to be told. In the midst of all the nonstop action, it was also a love story. The most romantic, incredible love story ever written. White horse and everything, straight out of a Taylor Swift video. Boy meets girl…

As Maddie kept grabbing at my hand, prying my fingers backward in mid-sentence. And pounding keys. And banging on the table with the mouse, right click here, highlight there. A touch distracting, yes.

Still, I continued on, even though the scene was growing ever more distant. What was I saying? About explosions? And a love story? Now I remember…

That’s when Maddie became more than indignant, screaming so hard she gave herself the hiccups. I guess she had enough of trying to be subtle, attention now damn it. And I lost all train of thought.

Fine, I didn’t want to write that entry anyway. We’ll just stick with what I know best. Believe me, though, it would have been AWESOME.

  1. 3 Responses

  2. By kirida on Nov 24, 2009

    Nathan does the same thing to me. He’s claimed my computer as his, much like everything else in my life.
    kirida´s latest blog post: love, from the top to the bottom

  3. By semicrunchymama on Nov 24, 2009

    Love it! I can’t tell you how many times I’d try to sneak onto the computer while my son was occupied, only to wind up trying to type with him in my lap, wacking away at the keyboard!
    semicrunchymama´s latest blog post: Why semi-crunchy?

  4. By Amber on Nov 24, 2009

    My daughter does this to me a lot.

    She’s all, “Move it,” and will try to take my spot on the computer.

    This is why I try to stick to going online when she’s sleeping..
    Amber´s latest blog post: So I Saw New Moon….

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