The Pinching Grandma

His father won't let him do it to him.

His brothers won't let him to it to them.

Because, you see, IT HURTS!

But, his mother will let him do it.

And, I will let him do it.

Here's what he does:

He puts his little three-year-old left thumb in his mouth, then takes his right arm, and slides it up under a short-sleeved shirt of the willing person (MOI!). Then right under the armpit with his thumb and finger, he pinches little pieces of skin together.

When he takes the thumb out of his mouth to talk, the pinching stops. But if he is sucking for an extended amount of time, he moves the hand around, always searching for new little pieces of skin to pinch. He sort of pinches the skin and rolls it around in his thumb and finger.

As we got in the car to leave, he ran out and said, "Grandma, you can't go!"
"Why not?" I asked.

"Because I need to pinch you some more!"

Today, both armpits are sore.

But, it's worth it. He won't always be three and want to sit on my lap and pinch me.