Car rides. Those magical moments with my children. I learn so much about them. Everything from the philosophical to the mundane.
Today was no exeption. But then again…with five kids…how could it be?
En route, late and hurried as usual, to my son’s preschool.
He’s all pissy because I wouldn’t let him watch the end of “My Life As A Teenage Robot”. With this particular episode being seen by him, no less than…a million bazillion times. Side note…he only likes the show because Jenny the Robot…her metallic belly button is exposed. Yeah…still THAT fetish.
Anyway…
He says to me, “Mommy. You’re a really, really bad Mommy!”
“Thank you.” I reply. “But, why?”
“Because you don’t let me do anything I want to do!” He exclaims
“OK…so what is it that you WANT to do SO badly…that I won’t let you, my under five year old son, do?”
He thinks for a minute. He licks his lips…getting them ready for the barrage of demands…
“You NEVER let me go to my friends house.” (BULL)
“You MAKE me go to school all day.” (UM…Hello…a now working Mommy)
“You MAKE me wear a coat.” (Because it’s winter…duh)
“You MAKE me wear pants.” (and a shirt and underwear and socks too!! Bad Mommy!!)
“AND…Mommy.”
“Yes honey.”
“You. Don’t. Let. Me. Go. To. School. Naked.”
Um…
What’s a Mommy to say?
Guilty as charged.
At least he didn’t bring up the spanking from the other day as part of the reason why I’m a bad Mommy. That…he excused and forgot about.
Being made to wear clothes…
I guess THAT is INEXCUSABLE and UNFORGIVABLE.
Maybe one day…
Maybe…
He’ll thank me?
See, no guilt needed you are forgiven! Funny how kids perceive things, eh?
There should be a support group for budding nudists with moms who inhibit them. Bad mommy. bwahaha!
What kind of garbage school is your kid in that they require clothes? Geez.
OMG! that is hilarious!!
i love that conversation.
and really. can i ask… do you mind??
why? OH WHY do you make that poor child wear clothes to school?? I mean really. aren’t there more important things you could be focused on??
😛
kids are so funny. I love being in the car with my kids… well most times, not always, but they do say the funniest things. it’s the time we have to talk that they are totally distracted. 🙂
my 5 yo son comes up with things that he is angry about with me too. never going to school naked, but other things are that are funny. 🙂
great post!!
xoxox
I think you should let him go outside in the Michigan cold naked and see how quickly he changes his story.
LOL!
It’s amazing to see what they measure as what’s acceptable and not.
i’m thinking aff has the right idea. LET him go out nakie in the snow…