Mr. Oow

That's what he calls himself, Mr. Oow. My three year old seems to constantly be hurting himself, whether it's bumping into a door frame, tripping unexpectedly and badly scrapping his knee or dropping the toilet seat on a very sensitive part of himself after going potty.

While in the park the other day, I could see it in his eyes, when he made a mental connection between his seemingly constant accidents and whining.

Did you get hurt, Mr. Man? I said [I sometimes call him Mr. Man.]
No. I'm not Mr. Man.
Pause.
I am Mr. Oow. Call me Mr. Oow.

So there you have it. Mr. Oow is in the house, "banging" himself, smacking himself, behaving like, well, behaving like a little boy. Like me when I was three...just ask my mom.