For those of you that have boys, have you noticed that you have to be very specific with them. I KNOW this, yet sometimes I forget. I wanted to share an example of this with you. It was few months ago and involves Scott, shoes, and piano lessons.I was babysitting and it was getting close to time for piano. I told my kids to get there shoes on (Tyler and Zac were both gone during the week this happened) I got the two little ones ready. I had planned on just sitting in the van during the lesson and letting the kids watch a video. So we get in the car and head off. About half way there I notice Scott does not have shoes on. (yes, he was sitting in the front seat)
Me: Do you have Shoes? (notice the generality of this question)
Scott: Yeah (with a little Duh attitude)
So I keep driving. We get to the lesson, Scott gets out of the car, still no shoes.
Me: Where are you shoes?
Scott: I couldn't find them.
Me: I asked you if you had shoes!!!
Scott: I have shoes, but I couldn't find them.
Me: #$%&^($&#*(%)#&*@* (in my head, using every ounce of energy to not strangle him right there on the side of the road)
So even though I thought I was being clear about him having shoes with him, in the car, apparently I was wrong.
I could probably come up with a dozen of these stories, but that would only show I should have figured it out by now.
3 comments:
That is hillarious. I guess I should learn from your story and be extremely specific with my boys!! Spencer already has come backs like that. The nursery leader said she asked Spencer to slow down in the hallway. He said, "I no running." If I tell him to be careful or you'll fall (for example) he'll say, "I didn't fall Mom." I can just imagine him and I having a repeat of the conversation you had with your son in about 6 years!!
Thanks for the heads up. I will be sure to keep this in mind when Drew gets bigger. I love my little so much guy but sometimes he can suck the life out of me. Tell the family hi. Love Jill
I hear ya, sister. I have to be especially specific with our 16 year old- like today I said, "you need to pick up the stuff in the yard for your dad." During dinner Aaron asked him if he did "his job".
Parker: "I didn't know I had a job."
Aaron: "Didn't Mandee ask you to pick up the yard?"
Parker: "Yeah, but I wasn't sure if she meant just me, or the whole family."
WHAT? Seriously? It's like my husband says almost daily... our kids are brain damaged.
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