Aaron, upon walking into the kitchen and finding it clean:
"Sweeeeeet...you did the dishes!"
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Aaron, after listening to me vent to Troy (over the phone) about Cameron's general poor attitude and pre-pubescent sulking:
"I used to be the bad* one...and now it's Cam. Cool, huh?"
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Aaron dropped an open bottle of pills and they scattered across the kitchen floor. He and I were down on hands and knees looking near the baseboards and using a flashlight to look under the stove. It shone on crumbs and dustbunnies, a juicebox straw and general nastiness.
"Eeeewwwww," I said, "Aaron, this is gross...I'm sorry it's such a pigsty."
"That's okay...we're used to it."
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After an emotional outburst from Cam, complete with stomping feet and a dramatic exit (the hormones, people, the hormones!!!!), Aaron asked,
"What's up with Cam?"
"He's going through a hard time."
"He's being a jerk*."
"No, he's just having some grumpy pre-teen feelings."
"I'm gonna go with jerk* on this."
And I quietly thought in a whispery voice, "Okay, me too."
(Just kiddin'. Cam! Even for a grumpy tween, I think you're great! Super, even. Mama just needs to give you a little space to spread your wings, huh? But in case I forget, cut me a little slack, okay?)
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Disclaimer: I have never ever ever called anyone in the family "bad", "jerk", or any other name. Ever.
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Jerk, is Spencer and Connor's favorite word to call dad when he is getting after them. But they get a hefty tougue lashing when they do. Then they say we yelled at them. Go figure.
Just wait til Jr. High, I am tellin' ya now. Be ready. It can get ugly.
Is cam in the 5th or 6th grade?
He's in 5th grade, and I swear that his mood and emotions are all over the place. He's always been such an even-keel kind of a kid - I just don't know what to think.
I will die if they ever call me a name!
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