Tuesday, March 18, 2008
An Adult Conversation
I am not at my best early in the morning.
Ellis (5): I DON’T WANT TO GO TO SCHOOL!
Me (no caffeine in my system yet): For the love of all that is holy on this green earth, why not?
Ellis: I don’t like my shirt!
Me: What is wrong with it?
E (whispering in my ear and weeping a bit): It doesn’t have sparkles and it isn’t cute like Madison’s! [I’m guessing here, but I’m pretty sure Madison is some trollop in her pre-school class, WHOM I NOW LOATHE, because SHE has caused me this grief.]
Me (trying to be understanding, but more than a little exasperated): When I brought it to you and put it on you, not three minutes ago, my friend, you were excited about it.
E (shouting right in my ear now): NO, I WASN’T!
Me: Yeah, E., you were. You said, “Oh, I love this shirt!”
E: NU-UH!
Me: YA-HUH!
E: NU-UH!
Me: YA-HUH!
[Repeat that for a while.]
E: YOU AREN’T REMEMBERING IT RIGHT! [and then she punched me]
Reha: Jeez! Both of you, KNOCK IT OFF! Ellis, the shirt you have is very cute, it doesn’t need sparkles. Jon, would you please try and be the adult here?
Me (a bit sulkily, I must admit): She started it!
[Annnnndddd.... Scene!]
If I had a dollar for every time caffeine got implicated and/or unfairly blamed for things like this, I could afford to go to Starbucks.
Posted by Radioactive Jam on 03/18/08 at 08:13 AMPlease tell me that you stuck out your tongue and went “Neener, Neener” at some point.
Please?
It would so make my day.
Posted by Loralee on 03/18/08 at 09:56 AMLoralee
I admit NOTHING.But, yeah, that wouldn’t have been out of character for me at all.
Posted by jon on 03/18/08 at 10:04 AMI suppose given the
“I cried like a girl””I got dust in my eye” admission I can live with you admitting nothing.TOTALLY makes my day.
Hee.
Posted by Loralee on 03/18/08 at 02:33 PM... sounds about right ...
Posted by NerdGirl on 03/18/08 at 08:11 PM
Holy Crap! Look at all this STUFF down here. It's awesome!
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