Whitterer on Autism » sweet nothings http://whittereronautism.com Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Mon, 02 Jan 2012 17:06:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Night time interlopers http://whittereronautism.com/2009/07/night-time-interlopers/ http://whittereronautism.com/2009/07/night-time-interlopers/#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 06:57:24 +0000 Madeline http://whittereronautism.com/?p=1644 I climb the ladder to say my goodnights to my youngest child. Each has their own particular ritual, of no real significance as such, but developed and morphed over the years to meet a lengthy list of preferential treatment. Each version is private. Each version is whispered. No-one ever hears the entire details that another enjoys. “Ti voglio bene” I coo as my opening attention grabbing phrase, in the gloom to a mop of chlorine soaked hair. It’s my only Italian phrase, culled from a lullaby several light years ago.
“Huh!”
“Ti voglio bene……”
I am unused to repeating my opening gambit more than three times, but I suspect that our respective response times are dulled by jetlag.
“Huh!”
“Ti voglio bene.”
“You………are you mother?”
“Oh dear!”
“You are speak foreign?”
“What are you doing up here in the top bunk? Why aren’t you down there in the bottom bunk?”

Independent note:- since we’re on the subject of bottoms, I should be most interested to have your opinions as to whether you are an A person or a B person? So pop over to Wales and let me know? You might also like to let them know by leaving a comment there as it’s a hotly debated issue the world over.

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