When Ben Seewald, the husband of Jessa Duggar of "19 Kids and Counting," was just a young boy, he dreamed of one day becoming a world-renowned paleontologist.
"When I was young I wanted to...dig up dinosaur bones (fossils)," he revealed in the Seewald Family Blog. "I couldn't yet pronounce my 's' as of yet, but I loved laying in the driveway with a cheap little plastic paintbrush and a screwdriver and brush and poke at a special 'fothil' (fossil)."
Because of his interest with dinosaurs and other animals, Ben spent hours at a time just drawing sharks, whales, dinosaurs, and sometimes even soldiers and ships. As a result of his intensive drawing, where he kept his eyes close to the paper, he became nearsighted, and that is why he had to wear contact lenses or glasses.
As he earlier mentioned, Ben also had trouble pronouncing his "s" and that is why whenever he visits his grandparents' house, he would tell them: "Can I have a piethe of theethe pleathe?" This in translation simply means: "Can I have a piece of cheese please?"
His granny would happily oblige to her grandson's request all the time, although his own parents didn't think it was right that he should be asking for snacks all the time. And so they told him, "Ben, you shouldn't ask for cheese, but if they offer it to you, then you can have it."
Ben was an obedient young boy. During his next visit, he looked for his grandparents and proudly proclaimed, "Hi Gwanny! Hi Gwampa! Mom and Dad said I can't ask fow theethe (for cheese), but if you offer it to me, then I can have it!"
Of course, this made everyone laugh and Ben still managed to get his cheese.
