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So I just was sitting here laughing to myself in terms of funny story of the week kind of deal ..
My son and I have an on-going spit ball war going on it's not really spit balls it's more like we are out at a restaurant and it's paper stuck in water and then we try to hit each other. It's completely my fault as I started the whole thing years ago. I always am careful to make sure there are no innocent by standards around us.
Soooo .. as you can see where this is going the other night it was just my boy and I we stopped at a place to eat while my girl was out. Well, he starts and I wasn't playing I just dodged and he's like got that ohhhh noooo look on his face and is hiding his smile .. 12 year old boy this is NEVER a good sign. So I'm thinking ok it's in my hair horror .. maybe it's in the person behind me .. their hair.
I'm trying to silently give him a large dress down in my mind of ohhh wait!!! Wait until we are somewhere cameras can't see .. ugh!
At this point I'm tapped on the shoulder and before me is a LARGE BALD MAN!! Is looking at me with spit ball in hand .. I believe this belongs to you .. me woman of always has the words to say .. has got nothing .. I'm laughing on the inside only because I'm thinking oh God please don't kill me .. and epic parenting FAIL!! I apologize profusely and tell him let me take that off your hands to which he says ohhh no .. I'll deal with it .. UGH ACK! I turn to my #1 son and let him know with my eyeballs that his sister is about to become an only child and will not be present for the front row seats!
Right before we leave I look to my son, lean forward and say ohhh by the way .. before you leave this place you will APOLOGIZE to that couple behind us and let them know this was a one time occurrence that will NEVER be repeated again.
OMGOSH .. that kid did it .. that was actually a proud parenting moment .. LOL .. he owned it.
It was funny as we left .. he turns to me and says that was the most embarrassing thing EVER!! I laughed and said ummm no .. being the parent of said situation is the most embarrassing thing ever .. LOL!! You just got called out which offers it's own embarrassment .. LOL!
So yes .. I failed parenting 101 .. no teaching children bad tricks since they do not know when it is and when it is not ok .. LOL!
S :)
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Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do "faith". - Brene Brown
"Whatever truth you own doesn't own you" - Gary John Bishop
Serenity It sounds as if you and your son have a delightful connection. He did great in owning his actions and making amends I was much older until I was able to do the same.
I think we do .. it's hard parenting a boy as a woman .. LOL .. probably my most fondest moments are when we are at the game shop or at GameStop and he just looks like he's ready to crawl under a rock because his mom can walk the walk and talk the talk.
When I don't know I ask so I'm being given gaming speak 101. Which is actually a whole other language of teens I was totally unaware of .. LOL! I enjoy him a great deal and I wish I would win the lotto just so I could stay home and play with the kids all summer .. sigh .. I feel so disconnected from them at times.
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Faith minus vulnerability and mystery equals extremism. If you've got all the answers, then don't call what you do "faith". - Brene Brown
"Whatever truth you own doesn't own you" - Gary John Bishop
Is looking at me with spit ball in hand .. I believe this belongs to you .. me woman of always has the words to say .. has got nothing .. I'm laughing on the inside only because I'm thinking oh God please don't kill me .. and epic parenting FAIL!! I apologize profusely and tell him let me take that off your hands to which he says ohhh no .. I'll deal with it .. UGH ACK! I turn to my #1 son and let him know with my eyeballs that his sister is about to become an only child and will not be present for the front row seats!