Friday, 02 January 2009
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Cover Your Tracks, Son
by Mama Bee
“I'm so glad you're my mommy,” he says, with these puppy dog eyes and loving sweet voice. I try to stay mad at him, but I can't. He’s in trouble for writing on my table. It isn’t the fact that he did it because it was an accident, it’s the fact that he hid it and didn’t tell me about it. Him: "Mommy, you're the best mommy in the world." I shake my head and thank him.
"When I am at my Greeley mom's house, I miss you and always want to come home."
Me: “You're still in trouble, son.”
He looks at me. “I know, but I'm telling the truth. I always miss you. I still love you all the time, even when I'm in trouble.” He smiles.
I can't keep from smiling and kissing his forehead as I get down to his level to see eye to eye with him.
Me: “Okay, you're done with timeout, but why were you in there?”
Him: “Because.”
Me: “Because isn’t a sentence.”
Him: “Okay, I'll try again. I was in timeout because I was in trouble.”
Me: “But why were you in trouble?”
Him: “I was in trouble because I wrote on the table when I was coloring and I didn’t tell you or daddy.”
Me: “Well, if it was an accident that’s one thing, but you put the placemat over it and hid it. You knew that was wrong.”
“Yes, yes I did,” he shakes his little head.
“And if something like that happens again?”
“I will push the table cloth over it, too.”
I couldn’t help but laugh. I'll admit it, I'm wrapped around all three of my kiddo's fingers. I'm guilty.
What are some moments you can't help but laugh at with your children? How do you keep the mommy mad face when your child(ren) are in trouble?
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Comments (9)
That is way too funny.
That child sounds bright. Higher education is going to be money well spent with this one. On the other hand, he might be brilliant and not have to go, yet be plenty successful.
Nice story.
Awww, that was sweet! Reminds me of my kid sister.
hahaha that's adorable!!! what a smart mouth already.
that's just hilarious!! very smart kid!! my son says the funniest things too, always catches me off guard. makes being a mommy even more wonderful!
“I will push the table cloth over it, too.”
that line killed me.
My one year old thinks he can kiss me and get whatever it is he's reaching for that I'm saying no to. He also has a habit of saying, "Uh uh UHHHH!" when he throws something down as if he knows he really shouldn't do that. It's hard to keep from laughing in those moments.
When my oldest learned to talk (very early), she never shut up! Some days my nerves would just get so frazzled from the constant babbling. One afternoon, the baby had been really fussy, and I was pretty tired. I finally asked the 2 yr-old as nicely as I could to please stop talking for just a little while and let mommy's ears rest. That didn't even phase her. After 2 or 3 more pleas, I finally said, very sternly, "Don't say one more word." The puppy dog eyes looked up at me, and she goes, "Mama, can I just say one more word?" Tired, I said "fine." She looked up at me and smiled oh-so-sweetly and said in her tiny little pixie voice "one more word" tilted her head and turned and wandered to her room to play.