by Tanilan Prescott

Created on: January 09, 2009

My boys! They have been a source of entertainment since the day they were born! I mean, literally! But my oldest son has always been the over the top kid. He is usually the center of attention, because he commands it.

In the middle of pushing, we had to wait 30 minutes for him to take a nap. The nurse said he was probably tired! Yeah right, who wasn't tired? Minutes old, I hear this screaming coming from the nurses. I freaked out because I thought something was horribly wrong with my brand new baby. The doctor asks what the problem was and they tell him my beautiful innocent child has christened them (if you get my drift).

The next day, my best friend comes to visit us in the hospital. My son was a very big baby; and didn't require much help in the support department (he looked like a 3 month old). As my friend calls my son's name, my bouncing baby boy turns his head and looks directly at his visitor and smiles. Needless to say it completely freaked my friend out; and me!

When this child was in preschool, he kept his teachers in stitches too! I use to have long nails and I had braided his hair the night before. I accidentally scratched him on the neck, picking up the brush from the couch. The next day, he tells his teacher "My momma stabbed me with a knife, right here," and points at his chest! I was horrified! But his teacher that it was so funny because he was absolutely serious.

Fast forward a few weeks later, he decides during "Just Say No" week, he would tell the whole world his momma did drugs! The teachers had told the kids cigarettes were a drug and not good for you. Well, my little pumpkin raises his hand and announces for all of humanity that his momma does drugs; really bad when she was mad! Again, I was completely mortified! But his teacher just laughed and said he had a very active imagination. This is also the same child who decided it was okay to paint "pretty pictures" on dinosaurs on the back door of our house in liquid eyeliner. I guess he discovered a new medium.

When my son was six, we welcomed my husband's niece into the world. She was beautiful (and still is). Well, his uncle was asking him how things were going in school for him. My son gets this serious look on his face and says, "Yeah, its okay. I do a lot of work and I play a little bit. But I'm just trying to live my life like a normal kid!"

There are so many stories I could tell you about this child. He has been an absolute joy, most of the time. He is in high school now, and trust me, he is just as lively as he was the day he was born. He is the class jester. And he's proud of it. He has an amazing spirit and that's what makes him unique. He marches to the beat of his own drum; and if he doesn't like the beat, trust me he changes it...constantly.

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