Quarantine Questions & Quotes
If you know Sandler, you know he is an old soul. However, cognitively he processes at a different speed than others his age, but works hard to discern things that do not make sense to him. The combination of his sophisticated mind and his overwhelming desire to understand everything has made for quite the experience of going through this pandemic together. Since we all need a little laughter during these trying times, I thought I would share some of Sandler’s “Quarantine Questions and Quotes.”
Sandler: “Can hot girls get the virus, Mommy?”
Me: “Yes, anyone can get the virus.”
Sandler: “What about hot girls that skateboard?”
While accompanying me to my therapy session he asked, “Mommy, is that guy fixing your mind?”
The third day off of school he asked, “How many years have I not been in school?”
Me: “This is just the third day.”
Sandler: “So how many months is that?”
Me: “Well, it feels like it’s been about a year and a few months, but it’s only been 3 days!”
As he gazed at a picture of himself when he was about two years old he exclaimed, “WOW! I look HOT DAMN and fit!”
Sandler suggested we should pray about ‘the virus’ (he won’t let us call it anything else) and began, “Dear Baby Jesus, please don’t let skateboarding or hot girls who skateboard get the virus. Don’t let anyone I know get sick (and proceeded to list about sixty-three people’s names).” His prayer was so extensive he forgot to eat dinner and was still going by the time his sister finished dessert.
During one of very few moments of quiet, he yelled from the other room, “Mommy… sometimes you can be ‘weally’ annoying but I love you and I don’t know what I’d do without you. Whatever you need, I got your back!”
As the news played in the background he heard the word “rent” and asked me what it meant. I explained it is what people pay to live in homes and business’ pay to have their work spaces. Then he asked if I thought it was fun to pay rent. When I replied that I would not describe it as fun, he told me he would not mind taking care of it. I will be reminding him of this promise in the future.
Because he is no stranger to random outbursts of positive thoughts, every few hours while in quarantine Sandler yells, “I just love the ladies!”
As we were on our way to the store for essentials, he got very emotional seeing the empty streets and feeling the air of uncertainty. Then we passed Guac Amigos on PCH where he had seen Tony Hawk do a demo last spring; he has been convinced ever since that the legendary skateboarder works at the restaurant. With great concern Sandler said, “I hope Tony Hawk can still make guacamole.”
We are finding laughter wherever we can right now and fortunately Sandler’s questions and quotes keep it abundant during quarantine. We hope this brings you a few smiles while you all stay safe and healthy.
- Nikki