The Curious Case of 'I Don't Know' and 'Not Me'

Unbeknownst to me, we have house guests. I'm sure they have visited your house at some point as well. Their names are 'I Don't Know' and 'Not Me'. Do you know them?

This morning while I was making breakfast, Jill was still laying in my bed. I asked her to come out to eat and she pitched a fit. I asked her again and she came out, however someone threw all of the blankets and pillows on the floor. "Jill, did you do that?" "Who threw the blankets on the floor?" "I don't know." Thank you, I don't know.

'I Don't Know' and 'Not Me' also leave chairs out around the table. People claim that they push them back in and then say 'I Don't Know' or 'Not Me' when I ask who left them out.

Stickers on the window? Must have been 'I Don't Know' or 'Not Me'.

Who colored on the wall? I Don't Know....Not Me....

What's going on in there? I Don't Know...

Can you claim I Don't Know and Not Me on your taxes? They seem to be here an awful lot.

The innocence of childhood

I have a picture in my hallway of myself, Scott and his parents from when we were on an Alaskan cruise back in 2005. It's been there forever. The kids finally noticed it, well, they're finally tall enough to see it. Aaron started screaming, seriously screaming, "Paw Paw!!!" and Jill joined in shortly after. They were so excited to see a photo of their Paw Paw and thought for sure if they yelled his name and stood at the front window he would certainly appear.

I honestly had to sit back in amazement at how innocent they are. I can barely remember that time in my life when there was no such thing as war, or violence, and the bad guys were cartoon characters with weird mustaches. For all they know the worst thing that can happen is that Paw Paw does not pull into the driveway after they call for him, and in five minutes they aren't phased by him not showing up. Don't you wish you could go back to that time? Not a care in the world as long as you have a sippy of water/milk, a good snack and some cool toys to play with. What a life!