Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Will's Get Well card for my mom and social commentary

My mom had her gallbladder taken out this week, and Will was very worried about his "Ma." So after he talked to her today, he decided he would make her a Get Well card. He ran to his room to create, and when he emerged (with bravado suiting the occassion) to show it to me, it did require a bit of explanation. So go with me here. According to Will, "I couldn't write what I wanted to say, so I had to draw it."

PHOTO #1: The "X" marks the spot here. This is the "sad about surgery" scene, I suppose. I don't know if it's from photos of me and my c-section with Adelaide that he's seen or what, but he does seem to have a grasp of the operating room. I like the wheeled bed. And do note the doctor, while a stick figure is smiling. A couple of other details I feel compelled to point out: a.) She is wearing a surgical cap. b.) she has some IVs, apparently (although they do seem to be hooked into the table rather than a freestanding unit...but hey, he's 5!) c.) Is that the huge surgical light above her?

PHOTO #2: The funniest. This is the "Yes! You're better!" photo. And what does being better mean to Will? Apparently that Mom gets to be upstairs in the game room watching TV. Funny things...a.) Their entertainment center is apparently modeled on ours here at home, along with the ginormous television. b.) Love the detail with the buttons on the remote. c.) Wow, does Mom look happy or what? d.) Please note the backwards check mark, denoting "Yes!" in Will's kindergarten grade mentality. Well, his teachers don't do it backwards. But the X for no on the top and the check for yes on the bottom are important symbolism in this art!

AND...

d.) Do you see what's on the television? My conversation with Will re: television programming in this picture:
ME: Oh, and look! She's watching TV and she's happy.
WILL: Yep. She's watching American Idol!
ME: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
WILL: (huge, HUGE grin)
ME: She's (gasp for breath) watching Amer - (gasp for breath) ican Idol?
WILL: Yep. (Big grin stays)

The big kicker? We don't watch American Idol. At all. We don't oppose it, we just don't watch it. How completely part of our cultural identity has a show become when a five-year-old who doesn't relaly watch that much TV is capable of drawing what I assume is a fair portrait of AI on the TV? Love the microphone, too.
*sigh*
But it is still an AWESOME card.

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