It’s both funny and sad at the same time, to see SS be without his precious iPad for a full 24 hours. I swear, he was like a tall version of Gollum. Part of you wants to pity the poor creature and another part of you is repulsed by him.

As I mentioned in my previous blog, I confiscated SS’s iPad and took it to work with me. SS is usually the last to leave the house so he has approx 20 minutes to himself. In that time, he texted DW three times.

SS: Mom, wheres my ipad?
SS: Mom u there?
SS: I cant find my ipad!

When I came home, DW was busy cleaning in the kitchen while BS and BD were playing in the living room. DW and I just started to chi-chat about our day when tall boy calls out from his bedroom.

“Mooooooooom?”

DW goes to see him. She comes back to me and asks “SS wants to know if he can have his iPad back now.”

I look at the clock and respond “Nope! I took it from him at 8:30 last night. It is now only 6 o’clock. So he has to live without it for the next 2 and a half hours.”

DW goes back to SS’s bedroom to deliver the bad news. I don’t hear the whole of the conversation, but here is what I heard from my perspective:

DW: “No SS.”
SS: *whine*
DW: “You can have it later”
SS: *WHINE!*
DW: “Then read a book!” *SLAM*

At suppertime SS just stared at his food. He didn’t want to eat. I was trying so hard to curb my laughter.

“If you are so bored SS, why don’t you help Drac0 in the basement later?” DW suggests.

I am busy trying to make room for my new workbench. It’s not a big job, but it will go more quickly with more hands. SS didn’t seem very enthused but he did help me. He managed to screw in a couple of bolts by himself (something he has never done before).

“Good job.” I said. “Since we’re almost done here and it is now 8:15, I guess I can give you your iPad back.”

SS’s eyes lit up like little crystal jewels. He sprung into action and suddenly had a burst of energy. He got so excited, that he bumped his head on a low overhang.

After I gave the “One Ring” back to SS, he grabbed it an bolted up the stairs (almost hitting his head again) and went straight into his room….never to be heard from again until the next morning.

The next morning, SS got up an hour earlier than everyone else, and went straight for his iPad to continue his binge.