Since my husband has made fun of my younger son’s attempts at literary creativity, I’ve decided to pile on, lest the child reach 30 without massive psychiatrist bills.
Among the joys of these last couple of weeks has been Eric’s South American project. While I was madly pressing forward on a late project, Eric was exploring South America vicariously, only somewhat hampered by the fact that his mind causes him to do very strange things — like decide that ALL countries in South America speak Spanish and then making up stories to explain why Surinamese name things in Dutch. (You don’t want to know. REALLY you don’t want to know.)
Now the great South American project has come due. The kids have to write a travel log in some format. Eric did it in the form of letters of a forlorn traveller trying to catch his luggage which always gets misdirected just ahead of him, and finally gets sent to Europe.
It’s very funny — as are his excuses to go visit landmarks and study history while pursuing the luggage.
But… but… but…
My son suffers from a terrible disease known as Sudden Capitalization Syndrome. This Terrible affliction Causes him to suddenly, inexplicably and for no Reason that anyone could possibly image capitalize letters in the middle of a sentence. It makes for interesting proof reading as well as a certain amount of contagion.
After reading More than Twelve pages written in this somewhat eCcentric style, I find myself not only Writing this way, but Thinking this way all of a sudden with certain words carrying Undue emphasis in my mental voice.
I wonder if I can Convince my publisher would consider this a Plausible future Lingo?
Sarah
According To Hoyt 
I have family members who suffer from this dread disease. Unfortunately, they are not children.
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I’d like to read that report.
SCS – sounds like your son has a bad case. When you find the cure, pass it on.
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Does Eric speak German?
(I recommend against trying to convince the publisher it’s a Plausible future Lingo. It would probably Cause an Unfortunate Association in Someone’s mind with a certain Drak)
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Damn, beat me to it.
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There is no known cure for SCS because is really isn’t an affliction. It’s an affectation designed by kids to drive evil teachers and unsuspecting parents to distraction. Of course, it is also highly contagious. Soon you will find the older son doing the same. Then where will you be?
;-p
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*snort* Hee hee… I’ve Seen lots and Lots of children who Write this way. Plus there’s the opposite Affliction where They never want to capitalize anything. And then there are kids who believe that each sentence must take up one line only so they put a period at the end of each line.
I’m so glad I’m a SAHM for the time being.
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Be grateful Eric does not have the “opposite affliction,” as Jen says. Jon has it and it’s pretty darn annoying. They must have heard one of my columnists say one time: “Punctuation and grammar? Isn’t that what I have an editor for?” Eric and Jon have futures in journalism – I can see it now! lol!
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Guilty myself of the same. Except I do it to whole words. Like when ohhhh…I don’t know, like when calling someone who’s garnered my wrath an IDIOT. Yes I know it’s just so hard to picture mild mannered ol me bein wrathful and dangerous.
ROFLLLLL……………….
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Sounds sort of Pratchettesque. :-)
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