This morning my nine year old came up to me and said, “Mommy, what’s the best part about being old?”
(I’m 39.)
I forgive him, really I do. But when he has kids I’m buying them the loudest toys I can find. With extra batteries.
Well, the wheelchair and the Depends, of course!
April 24, 2007
Out of the mouths of babes, right? And I love your secret plan for future revenge!
I too love your secret revenge plan!
Cody once said to me “Mom, I just saw a Nutri -system ad on TV. You should totally do it!” Um, yeah.
Might I suggest rechargeable batteries with the charger? Gift that just keeps on giving.
And when he asks why, you can just say, “Because I love you son, and I really did not want you to be burdened with the expense and inconvenience of buying new batteries – I did not want you to run out!”
“But when he has kids I’m buying them the loudest toys I can find. With extra batteries.”
My mother has been doing this to me for years. I always take the noisiest “gifts” to her house when we visit, so note that revenge can backfire. 🙂
Ha, ha! Being a mom sure makes a gal humble, doesn’t it? I’m learning to see my “big fluffy bottom” the way my kids do. It’s neither an asset or a liability, it just is, and it makes no difference as to how much they love or admire us. Same with being OLD. I’m also 39. 😉
Do what my husband’s grandfather used to do every Christmas – he’d buy all 6 kids new mouth organs
I’m answering his question:
Cocks head. Puts hand up to ear.
“Ehhhh?”
It’s gotta be the “selective” hearing you can claim.
lol…at least he asked for the best part and not the worst…
I’ll contribute a set of batteries.
I wanna know what you said. 🙂
hilarious – ergh! 🙂
yeah, what DID you say?
Oh my gosh! The little whippersnapper! I hope you put him in his place! LOL
My kids can’t believe we didn’t have cell phones when I was a kid! Car phones were barely out when my oldest was born, so we’ve come a long way, baby!
Give those kids something sticky too. Like suckers. In the car. Just when they are leaving your house after a long visit, so not only will they be rotten from being spoiled by Grandma, and not only will they be a mess in their carseats, but they will also be on a sugar high.
Not that I’ve planned this out or anything.