Random Tuesday Thoughts-My Child, The Politician (Lord Help Me)
My four year old is going though a phase that I like to refer as “total douchebaggery” (but not to his face). He’s rebelling against all things, and he’s very good at it. He can talk his way out of any situation, manipulate everyone (but me) and is very quick with just the perfect reply.
Tonight at bedtime, he was stalling (usually works with his father, doesn’t work on me) so I told him he’s only got time for one book, so he’d better pick a good one. You know what the future (shady) senator said? “Okay, mommy, I pick the Bible.”
BRILLIANT. Not only does he play the religion card (aww) but he chooses the WORLDS LARGEST BOOK. We settled on “The Little Engine That Could” instead.
I was planning on writing a Mother’s Day post but then I read Jenn’s Post and I suggest you and everyone you’ve ever met read it as well. It is the first completely accurate Mother’s Day post I’ve ever seen written. So accurate, that I read it out loud to my husband and it prompted him to actually ask what he needs to do to please me on Mother’s Day. THANK YOU JENN!
I am petrified of Sunflowers. Just the sight of them makes the top of my head ache. I actually read some blogs that have pictures of them on there and do my best to avoid any nightmarish thoughts of swarms of bees attacking me as a child.
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I’ve also never once in my life tasted cheesecake willingly. People have tried to slip it in a meal, but I figured it out by the first bite and wanted to vomit each time.
While I can typically go up an escalator (gripping it tightly hunched over with both hands), it takes me about 15 minutes to take that first step on the down one. I joke it’s because I fell down the up escalator and it took 2 hours before I got to the bottom but that’s bullshit. They simply just scare the crap out of me.
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Thanks for liking my post sweet cheeks.
I’m very, very worried about you…however. I live in THE SUNFLOWER STATE in a subdivision named SUNFLOWER PARK across the street from SUNFLOWER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
You will have to leave here in a straight jacket.
Your son and my son shall never, ever meet. EVER. They will only influence each other in ways that would be dastardly to our collective being.
There was a power outage at a department store yesterday. Twenty people were trapped on the escalators for hours.
I know all about kids stalling at bed time. My three year old takes forever to settle down at night! And she always ends up in bed with us. I’ve never heard of a fear of sunflowers, you poor dear! I love sunflowers. In fact I’ve got three giant ones growing in my garden. But they won’t be blooming for a while yet.
Wii Question, how do you keep your kids from breaking it?
Julie Reply:
May 5th, 2009 at 9:43 am
Kyooty-
I simply don’t let them anywhere near it unless it’s under my supervision. Plus, we constantly scream “NO JUMPING ON THE BOARD!”
Afraid of sunflowers? What the hell dude? Ok, I accept and love you for who you are and I accept that fact too.
I felt the same way about cheesecake until I started slathering it in chocolate syrup. Probably not something I should admit.
The bible! I love it. He may have a future in politics ahead of him. I just read Jen’s post – it was great.
Happy Random Tuesday.
Seriously…sun flowers?
How funny.
My four year old is going through the same phase. It’s driving us crazy!! Yesterday she threw two temper tantrum when she didn’t get her way. Her terrible twos were a cinch compared to this! Glad to hear I’m not the only one who has to suffer!
ahh 4 year old boys…I was about to strangle mine yesterday!
Hehhehe, sunflowers. They do kinda look like they’re always planning something, with their heads together like that.
Sorry Mr. Linky ate your link. It still sent me a notification so I’m hoping Blenza comes back online soon and resurrects the form.
Sunflowers…interesting.
They always make me think of sunflower seeds and the resulting swollen tongue from too much salt sucking. To each her own, I suppose.
No cheesecake? Blasphemy!
And I totally would have started reading the Bible, full version, starting with page one. He’d have been out in 2 minutes, tops.
Oh, he is smart!
Oh, I hate that too-smart-for-their-own-good stage. Sadly, though, I fear it lasts, oh, about 15 years!
Ha ha, love it. You can’t beat a bit of randomness!
that’s so funny about your son. at least you can look at him and think bright political future.
Your son is too funny! This is all making me a bit nervous as my 8 month old’s personality is starting to strongly come through already, can we say stubborn, persistent, and talk too much (a mixture of mommy and daddy)
I read Jenn’s post – I agree. My husband has a fear of sunflowers too – something from his childhood too – weird.
Oh, you’re son is good. Very good. He and my daughter would make a great, er, terrible team. You should read some of her antics over at my place.
On my way over to Jenn’s to read this awesome post.
my youngest put a movie in the disc area and then a piece of paper! we had to go get a new one
I loathe escalators – I avoid them at all costs. I’m a klutz, and I know it, so it’s a matter of time before I fall on one if I get on them.
the bible was a brilliant answer. possibly the only longer “bedtime story” would be war & peace
OMG…I was so going to make a blog post in one of my future random tuesday thoughts about escalators…I’m afraid of them too…like you, just that initial step. I’ve never actually had an “incident” with one but I’m deeply afraid of making a fool of myself one of these days because I’m by nature a huge clutz…quite frankly escalators don’t go well with someone who is a clutz…scary thought!
Princess Nagger is queen of the stall tactics at bedtime…your son takes the crown, though, with wanting to read the Bible!