I'm not surprised that I'm not alone in having a child with a Hummer obsession. It really is surprising, with all the vehicles out there, there is not one other specific brand that attracts any significant amount of Ryan's attention. Sure, any really big truck draws his attention, but it quantitative, not qualitative. In other words, he likes the truck because it's really big; it doesn't matter if it's a Ford, Dodge, GM, whatever. On the other hand, he likes all of the 3 Hummers better than anything else, big or small. If an H3 drives near, he starts chanting "Hummer, Hummer, ..." and would not notice if a giant dump truck drove right by. I forgot to mention as part of the original story that, during the last year, about half a dozen times, we've been in public somewhere (usually at a restaurant)and an H2 parked near us; and when the people got out, he started chanting. The look on the adults' faces is priceless. It is usually some sort of mild shock, which evolves into a big smile (probably noting some combination of humor and pride).
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