Grow Up and Be a Man

My wife brought home a little man
He really doesn't talk very much
He mostly cries and sucks his thumb
And he poops a lot and such

A lot of times he just stares at me
Well, I cant just let him win
So I stare him down, til he's crosseyed
With drool running down his chin

He wears this thing called a diaper
You know, like speedos for a little dude
Everytime I tell him to put on some clothes
My wife says, "Quit being rude"

He drinks his milk from a bottle
I tell him to grow up, and be a man
So I hurry and finish my rootbeer
To show him I can crush a can

I told my wife he's not much of a man
He can't even grow a beard
Then I caught them playing patty cakes
The one thing that I've always feared

So I finally accused my wife of cheating
She said, "You idiot this is your child"
I said, "I knew that, do you think I'm stupid?"
She didn't answer, she just sit there and smiled

Well, I finally grew accustomed to his face
And it just couldn't be any finer
As long as he puts some clothes on 
And stays out of my recliner
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Taylor Avatar
May 15, 2010 at 6:52 PM
A very precious and cunning story. Nice job, Larry.
Devonshire Avatar
May 15, 2010 at 11:31 AM
This is really cute, Larry. Glad you "grew accustomed to his face" because it sounds like you're going to be seeing him for many years to come. Wishing you all the joys of fatherhood! Love, Carolyn
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