The Precious is a serious and studious fellow, a likeable sort (except to his siblings in his sheepdogging moments), uncannily intuitive, and a responsible, respectful, respectable young man, with a unique way with words and perhaps a tendency to never talk when he should and occasionally talk when he shouldn't. When he does talk, don't judge, just listen. You'll probably learn something, even if you thought of yourself as his better or his elder. And if his voice gets lower suddenly, listen more closely because you're likely to hear something unexpected...maybe even to him.
The rest of us were having breakfast one morning and Angel Doll offered him the platter of pancakes, but The Precious respectfully declined in a normal and natural voice and proclaimed that HE would--his chest puffed out slightly and his voice dropped lower--"make MANcakes!" I spit syrup all over kingdom come. Angel Doll just shrugged.
Pixie offered him a banana, but he preferred a (you guessed it) manana.
Not long after, while Lefty and The Precious were...I don't know, stabbing each other with sticks or something, The Precious came through the back door gleefully dripping blood everywhere. "What did you do?" I asked. "Nothing," he smiled, "I just need a Mand-aid."
Everybody was bickering one evening because no one wanted to go out into the chilly air to put the dogs in the kennel and the chickens in the coop and make sure the kitties had clean water to drink. The Precious gallantly grabbed his jacket and said, "I'LL take care of the manimals.''
I picked up some specialty chocolates this year for Valentine's Day, but The Precious was disappointed. He'd just had oral surgery and wasn't supposed to eat Valentine mandy.
My daughters are a little embarrassed that I'm an avid (rabid?) Jeremy Renner fan. The Precious thinks it's mantastic.
But my favorite, my very favorite moment of all, was when The Precious was getting ready to take a shower and noticed that the dispenser in his bathroom was empty. He came out of his bathroom saying, "I have to wash my hair, I need some Manpoo...wait--"
I was concerned this story might be too much exposure of The Precious, but he says he can mandle it.
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