kylemeadors.com » My Life as a Play http://kylemeadors.com Kyle Meadors - The Man The Myth Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:39:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 My Life as a Play: Jacob’s Worship Song http://kylemeadors.com/2009/11/06/my-life-as-a-play-jacobs-worship-song/ http://kylemeadors.com/2009/11/06/my-life-as-a-play-jacobs-worship-song/#comments Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:53:31 +0000 Kyle http://kylemeadors.com/?p=352 Setting: Daddy is putting Jacob to bed. Jacob has longed like to make up songs, especially worship songs. They are always original, including never repeating the same line twice or in the same key. In fact, there is typically no discernible key or harmony or pitch. Just a worshipful heart. He gives Daddy an impromptu performance.

Jacob:

I love you God.
You made the whole world.
You took away the yucky from my heart.
You died for me on the cross.
You gave me a great family.
You made all the birds and animals.
You made the sweet sweet reindeer that carry Santa.
I love you.

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Jacob: Daddy, I want to pray to God for a chimney for our house.
Daddy:  Sure. Go ahead buddy.
Jacob: Dear God, please give us a chimney. Amen.

Christmas morning. Santa had brought a new Spike the Ultra Dinosaur. Prayer answered.

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Daddy: “They nailed Jesus to the cross. ‘Father, forgive them,’ Jesus gasped. ‘They don’t understand what they are doing.’ ”

Daddy keeps reading the story. He notices Jacob sniffling. He looks down and sees tears in Jacob’s eyes.

Daddy: What is the matter Jacob?
Jacob: Tears are coming out of my eyes. I am sad for Jesus. He is dying on the cross.
Daddy: If this was the end, it would be very sad because he is dying. But it is not the end. Look at the rest of the story.

Daddy reads the story on the Resurrection and how Jesus is now alive. Jacob stops crying and smiles.

Daddy: You see Jacob. Jesus died, but he did not stay dead. He is now alive.
Jacob: We should tell people.
Daddy: Tell people what?
Jacob: That Jesus is alive.

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Mommy [with slight anger]: Oh, Jacob. Why did you not go when I asked you earlier? I asked you three times if you had to go to the potty, and you said no.

Mommy [talking more to herself but aloud]: It is my fault. I knew you needed to go. I sorry I did not make you go to the bathroom.

Jacob [with complete sincerity and lack of personal responsibility]: Thank you Mommy for saying your sorry.

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Daddy: Hi Jacob.
Jacob: Woof, woof.

This is Jacob’s way of indicating he is playing as the imaginary dog Pulza (pronounced as Pull-zah) which is a name and entity he derived totally on his own. As Pulza, he generally says only “woof, woof” but will occasionally mix in human words to help indicate to Daddy what he wants done when Daddy is unable to properly translate “woof, woof.”

Daddy: Hi Pulza. What are you doing?
Pulza: Woof, woof.
Daddy: …
Pulza: Woof, woof.
Daddy: …
Pulza: Woof, woof. Play in river. Woof, woof.
Daddy: Oh, you are playing in the river. [This was a game they played earlier in the day where Pulza gets struck in the river and has to be pulled out.] Ok, I will help you Pulza.
Pulza: Woof, woof.

Pulza goes to a small wooden chair which he uses to get to stuck and thus requiring Daddy to pull him out. Pulza dives under the chair but manages to hit his head on the chair quite hard. Cries and tears soon come.

Daddy: Oh, Pulza, are you OK. You hit your head.
Jacob [Crying]: I am not Pulza anymore. I am Jacob. I hurt my head.

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Daddy: Jacob, what do you want to be when you grow up?
Jacob: I want to be a daddy.

Daddy feels very, very proud to hear this.

Daddy: Why do you want to be a daddy?
Jacob: So I can put you to bed and I can sleep in bed with Mommy.

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Daddy: Come on homeboy.
Jacob [without missing a beat]: OK, homedad.

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Daddy: Jacob, don’t step on the movies.

Jacob continues to step on the movies. He also keeps trying to “help” Daddy but this is not very helpful.

Daddy: Jacob, I told you don’t step on the movies.

Jacob continues to step on the movies and “help” Daddy. Daddy loses his temper.

Daddy [in a too loud and too angry voice]: Jacob! I told you! Don’t step on the movies!

Jacob curls his bottom lip, droops his head, turns slowly away and walks to his room. Daddy stays angry for about 10 seconds longer before he feels really bad about getting too angry to Jacob. Daddy goes into Jacob’s room and sees Jacob curled up in a corner behind his rocking chair. Daddy feels really, really bad. He knells before Jacob.

Daddy: Jacob, Daddy is sorry he got so angry with you. He should not have raised his voice like that. I’m sorry. Will you forgive me?
Jacob [looking up at Daddy]: I don’t want to fight.

Daddy feels really, really, really bad. He takes Jacob into his arms and hugs him.

Daddy: Jacob, I love you. You know that I will…
Jacob [noticing a toy box next to him]: Look, Bob the Builder.

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Jacob: I want pancakes. Fix me pancakes.
Daddy: Do you want pancakes Jacob?
Jacob: Yea, I want some pancakes.
Daddy: Are you sure you want to eat pancakes?
Jacob: Yea, I am sure. I want to eat pancakes.

Daddy and Jacob go into the kitchen. Jacob sees a box containing a giant cookie cake on the counter which Daddy and Mommy had gotten the night before. Jacob stops dead in his tracks and stares at the box.

Jacob: I don’t want pancakes. I want the cookie.

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Mommy: Jacob, time for your bath.
Jacob looks down at his formerly white t-shirt and then looks back up at Mommy, shaking his head.
Jacob: I am fine. I am not really dirty.
Daddy: Jacob, it is time to come down and take our bath.
Jacob: I don’t need a bath. I am clean.
Jacob folds his arms.
Jacob: I am not coming down the stairs.
Daddy [in a more serious tone]: Jacob, come down.

Jacob reluctantly and slowly comes down the steps. However, he is quickly thinking of another means to delay the inevitable. Jacob began spinning around.
Jacob: My house is dizzy.
Mommy: You are full of funny lines tonight.
Daddy: But you are still taking a bath.

Scene fades with a pouting little boy reluctantly walking to the bath.

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