Three Things Thursday

Three of Tickle Torture....

He looked up at us with tears welling in his eyes and with a shaking voice said,

"Mom, Dad.... the kids at school"

(insert dramatic pause here as a tear rolls down his red cheek)

"....They.... they.... they call me.... Oak Tree."

(voice breaks into sobs)


Honestly, when I went down the teasing possibilities for the name Oakley I thought of Oak Tree and figured it would not be a big deal.


"Oh, Oakley.  Don't be so sad!  At least your name isn't Cooper, because you know what they'd call you then, right?"

"What?"

"Pooper."