Here's Your Sign

Last night Ryan was telling me that his teacher is teaching them some sign language, and he was showing me some of the signs he learned. One of them was the sign for Thank You, which is two hands coming outward from under your chin. However, he kept doing it with one hand, and sort of flicking his fingers outward. Now, as a person of Italian heritage, I am acutely aware that these have two very different meanings. For those of you who are not familiar (or have never seen an episode of The Sopranos) I will illustrate below:

THANK YOU




F*** YOU

Do you get the difference? I couldn't understand why he kept doing it with one hand, and then he explained that it was easier (LAZY!) I told him that others might not like that particular sign, so use two hands.

Ever since Ryan was born, I have had this feeling that he is the reincarnation of my paternal grandfather a/k/a PopPop. Any Italian DNA in me that hasn't been smothered by the Irish, was passed on to him in looks, mannerisms, everything (and he is determined to give me agita what with the schoolwork, but that is for another post). Anyway, this latest "sign" from above just confirms it for me. Got to run, he's demanding his pasta!