Let's lighten it up a bit, and write some funnies about our kids that have happened, even though it may not be acceptable to the school or society there are some stories you just have to giggle over.....
Here is one for me..

My son was sitting outside the principals office waiting to speak to her about copying some potty language... she was on the phone dealing with another issue, he got bored sitting there waiting so he said to the secetary I am off to get some fresh air then back to class, can you buzz me on the intercom when she is free................ this did not go down well and he got suspended for it, but in hindsight, I think it is rather funny - he is in grade 2 - aged 8....

If this was done in earnest, it's hard to imagine adults being so dim as to not appreciate the mature manner in which he was dealing with this frustration. What a little trooper. Maybe a bit egocentric but hey I'm one who tolerates line ups very poorly. :D

I hated that "top down" thing from adults when I was younger. Well actually I still do. Kids need to be challenged to raise their game. I take it as my personal goal in life to expect the most out of the kids I contact. I'm active in 4H and the girls soccer. Everywhere I go I see kids being treated as less! It really burns me.

Respect is due our children. Our children differ to authority reasonably well, but have been encouraged to call bologna by it's rightful name when they see it. This has lead to some comical situations, but work calls.

Great thread idea.
Cheers!

Cheers Ian I couldn't agree with you more.

Lexi was trying to ask her teacher a question and another student came up and started butting in Lexi looked at the other student in a dismayed fashion and said "this is what your mouth is doing (making flappy gestures with her fingers) this is what I'd like it to do (closes her fingers together). Her teacher had to leave the classroom to the aide, walk down to the office, tell everyone there about how the apple does not fall far from the tree in our family and then she called me and told me between bursts of giggles.

We were sitting at the table - he was doing homework, I was starting dinner when he asks, "Mom, what's a f*&^er?"

He's finishing third grade, but somehow missed the definition of this word. Of course, I was curious as to where he heard it (turns out his best friend's mom who rarely swears but this was a real situation) and I'm struggling to answer the question as best I can. I don't want to overdo it, but then again, he needed to know it's unacceptable here in this house. yet I'm trying not to lose it - such a bad word, such a serious question - I think it's the first time I ever heard it so matter-of-fact and I finally had to go to the garage and start laughing. Later I talked to the mom and we shared a good laugh too.

Actually, the F-word means to plant in the farmer's almanac. My kids rarely say the word because what sense does "what the (plant) is going on?" *laughs*.

Ok, I actually have several stories - my daughter has cracked us up her entire life - but I will try to limit myself to just one.

One day just in the last few months, I had forgotten to give my daugher her medication before school. Well, I also forgot to take my cell phone with me when I left to run errands and I was out all day with no way for the school to contact me. That afternoon while my daughter was in PE I guess she was just being a rotten egg and the PE coach told her she had about 3 seconds to calm down or she was going back to class and wouldn't get to play the game. Well, my daughter stood there and replied, "One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi!" When I was told about this I busted out laughing. They were not amused. My response was this, "Oh come on, you all knew she hadn't had her medication and while she was being a smart mouth she didn't actually hurt anyone or say any curse words. And, when thought about the audacity of it is quite funny." They don't like me much at that school! Oh well, too bad, I always agree to punishment when my daughter has done something totally innapropriate, but a little sarcasm on an unmedicated day is not earth shattering. Besides, she has a very sarcastic mother -- where do they think she learned this from?:o

[B][I] Tatorbug does some funny stuff but the funniest thing that sicks out is when he was around 7 years old we was riding down the road and he was acting up getting out of his seatbelt and just being bad. I pulled over next to a cow pastard to get him back in his belt and to have a talk with him. I get out open the back car door and by this time of coarse he is being good when i'm trying to talk to him he looks out the window and said "mommy is that where chocolate milk comes from?" Still upset with him about getting out of his belt i was like yes bug milk comes from a cow...he was like i know white milk comes from them white cows but does the chocolate come from them brown ones???? needless to say i couldent be mad anymore i just straped him him got back into the drivers seat and laughed while i drove

Ok, I actually have several stories - my daughter has cracked us up her entire life - but I will try to limit myself to just one.

One day just in the last few months, I had forgotten to give my daugher her medication before school. Well, I also forgot to take my cell phone with me when I left to run errands and I was out all day with no way for the school to contact me. That afternoon while my daughter was in PE I guess she was just being a rotten egg and the PE coach told her she had about 3 seconds to calm down or she was going back to class and wouldn't get to play the game. Well, my daughter stood there and replied, "One Mississippi, two Mississippi, three Mississippi!" When I was told about this I busted out laughing. They were not amused. My response was this, "Oh come on, you all knew she hadn't had her medication and while she was being a smart mouth she didn't actually hurt anyone or say any curse words. And, when thought about the audacity of it is quite funny." They don't like me much at that school! Oh well, too bad, I always agree to punishment when my daughter has done something totally innapropriate, but a little sarcasm on an unmedicated day is not earth shattering. Besides, she has a very sarcastic mother -- where do they think she learned this from?:o

I too am a very sarcastic mother you should go thru and read some of my old posts from last year when Koda had the teacher from *&$%. Next time look at them understandingly and say "I see how you could take that as an act of disrespectfullness but we taught her to count out her time outs so her concentration is broken from whatever destructive behaviour she is entertaining in her mind." Not word for word but you get the idea but you'll catch far more flys with sugar then you will with vinegar.

ps do NOT forget to laugh your silly head off on your way to your car and don't forget to log on and share your story with us other sarcastic mothers. :D

That is adorable Tatorsbug your son sounds very much like my Koda who has a knack for getting out of big trouble by making us laugh. :rolleyes:

Lexi is still getting her words mixed up and the child has the manners of a pit bull.

Last night we're sitting there watching tv and she jumps off the couch raises her hands and says.

Everyone E-VAP-OR-ATE the room I just farted. :o

Now, my first reaction was to scold Lexi and remind her about acting like a lady but when I opened my mouth I decided to E-VA-CU-ATE the room and have a talk with her after the smoke settled. :faint:

I was reading the post thinking not much I could add (not that we don't have many funny incidents but just couldn't think of any in particular) then yesterday my husband took my nephew (4yrs) and my daughter (8yrs) (both add/hd) to a water park and my husband would not listen when I told him sitting by the water's edge that he may want to leave one of the rascals with me. Approximately 2 minutes later on the horizon I noticed a gathering of lifeguards and spectators and I approached the "scene" while my husband was being interviewed by a lifeguard. Apparently, first my daughter dove in and pretended to drown (she knows how to swim) while my husband pleaded with my nephew to wait while attempting to take his shirt off to dive in after my nephew. It was I guess sort of a "baywatch" moment with two lifeguards jumping first after my faking daughter, proceeded by the second splash from my faking nephew (hubby didn't know he can swim). Both kids thought the reaction was totally cool, my husband ****ed off as the bored lifeguards had a monent of heroic delusion in the 48 inch deep water "rescuing" two very satisfied children who were ready to do it all over again. I could hardly contain my laughter as the kids winked while the cute lifeguard wrote up the "incident" report. And yes, my husband did hand over one of the rascals after that.

As I look out my window into our backyard, something that occurred over the weekend came to mind that is kind of amusing.

We have lived here over 14 years. We have a big backyard, with a big garage, pool, trampoline, basketball area, big area to ride the gokart, etc.. Having a big backyard is the main reason we bought the house. Plus we enjoy our privacy.

On one side of us is an older couple, who are quiet and friendly, and have lived there for over 60 years. Their yard is impecable. We keep the fence in between us and the older couple totally cleaned off with absolutely no vines on it.

On the other side is a disfunctional family who have lived there forever, with 2 teenage kids that have caused years of turmoil in our neighborhood. Our driveway is next to the side of their house, and a fence separates our backyards.

We have had several items stolen from our yard in the past and we know it was done by teenagers that were next door visiting. Nobody else could have seen what was in our yard. Bikes were stolen, skateboards, plus the gokart (which the police recovered and we got back.)

The fence that separates our yard from their yard is totally covered with ivy/honey suckle which grows wild and gets very tall. I love it because it provides privacy from the neighbors. I want to go out there and spray miracle grow on it so it grows even higher and thicker.

Every year, for 14 years, the neighbor man starts up his stupid weed wacker/chain saw and starts trimming the stuff from the fence. I hate it. The fence looks like a shaved poodle when he's done.

The only reason he does it is so that he can gawk into our yard and start talking to my husband for whatever boring reason he can come up with.

It isn't like his yard is nice. He doesn't do the other 3 fences in his yard. Only the one that touches our yard. The other 3 fences are totally filled with weeds and vines.

Anyway, on Saturday, I heard his weed wacker/chain saw. I cringed as I looked out the window. Yep. He's doing it again.

My 12 year old adhd son was standing with me and heard me go on and on, ranting and raving about how I like our privacy, how the fence looks stupid when he's done trimming, how we don't want them seeing what's in our yard, etc, etc...

My husband was outside talking to the man over the fence and my son went out there and I could tell he was on a mission. He walked right up to the fence. I couldn't tell what he was saying.

Turns out, my son blatantly told the guy (in front of my embarrased husband), that: "My mom is really mad that you are cutting down the vines. She likes our privacy and doesn't like when you do that..." (and who knows what else he said.)

He immediately stopped trimming. Only about 3 feet of the fence was done, which is closest to the front of the house. The rest of the fence still has the ivy growing on it very tall, so we still have our privacy from the weirdos.

My daughter is happy because now she can swim in the pool and not worry about the gawking. My son is happy because now he can play basketball without always being watched. My husband is happy because he can hang out in his garage without the neighbor guy always being able to see him and talk to him. And, of course, I am happy.

Like they say, "IF MOMMA AIN'T HAPPY, AIN'T NOBODY HAPPY".

Too funny that my son said that....but I am glad he did. My husband would never have done that and he knows how I feel about the yearly "fence issue". (I'm going to go by some Miracle Grow just in case....)

The school bell rang. Mrs. Harkey came out to the carpool liine with my son.

"Could you please speak to your son about his talking in class. It is very disturbing to to me when I am trying to teach." :mad:

"Of course! Nic who are you talking to that it is so important for you to disrupt the class so?" :confused:

Mrs. Harkey cut in..."No, he is not talking to anyone. He is finishing all of my sentences out loud while I teach!" :mad: " I just can't have that. It is very......

"Distracting!!" chimed in my son. :faint:


~gourmet~

lmbo Gourmet and ADHD I had to share those stories with Doug who is still trying to clean the milk that shot out his nose as he laughed onto his test papers for class. Very funny

I try to make our meals interesting for the boys by trying new dishes. Martha Stewart taught me a recipe one day before her fall from grace.

Mexican Lasagna.

Okay. Easy enough. The ingredients went together beautifully. It bubbled and browned and looked delicious as I removed it from the oven.

Instead of letting it set up and cool, I immediately sliced it and put it on my hungry boys' plates. Of course it fell apart, black beans, tomatoes, cheese, tortillas, running all over their plates.

Nic " Gee mom. I am surprised but this really tastes good!"

Ben "Yeah, we should try this again!"

Zan "Well, mine looks like a clean up on isle nine......"


Where do they come up with these tactful comments? :D

~gourmet~