Morning glory
Scene: Its 7 a.m. this morning. Seth jumps on our bed (and us) full of vigor. He’s talking a mile a minute. Still tired, we shoo him off and tell him to go downstairs.
Marc: “For going to bed so early, I didn’t sleep too well last night. Seth kept kicking me. I finally dumped him in his own bed.”
Lisa: “Really? I slept great. That kid wiped me out yesterday. I swear he’s the anti-Christ sometimes.”
Long pause…
Lisa: “The more I think about it, the more convinced I am that putting a moat around his new room will be a really good idea. He may learn to swim that way. And if he does, at least it buys us some more sleep time.”
Marc: “No, I think we should electrify our bedroom door knob instead.”
Lisa: “That’s perfect! Then he’ll also learn to how to dance “The funky chicken.”
for Joke! on 03 Nov 2005 at 4:50 pm #
Oh man! Parents & Kids are such great material for HILARIOUS blog posts!!!
Marc (The dad) on 03 Nov 2005 at 5:43 pm #
In my own defense (in case someone from MO DFS is reading this), I would have used a reasonable voltage… No higher than I would for the dog.
Christina_the_wench on 03 Nov 2005 at 7:48 pm #
Marc must be the long lost brother to my husband.
We just built a house in what we like to call “Sub Hell” or “Yuppyville Revisited”. It’s hard being a white trash mom in these surroundings. They don’t get your “if I could sell my kids on ebay, I’d make a fortune!” humor. Pity, really…
Loving the blog…I am a newbie to yours.
Dawn on 03 Nov 2005 at 8:47 pm #
OR - Just get him one of those “Invisible fence” dog collars and turn it on so that if he comes within 2 feet he gets a reminder shock.
Perhaps Pavlov wasn’t wrong
Emily on 03 Nov 2005 at 10:29 pm #
Kids learn very quickly. It should only take one, two shocks at the most to rectify the problem.
Nap Queen on 03 Nov 2005 at 11:53 pm #
The doorknob, yessss, that’s definitely the answer!
I was reading your “about me” and let me just say “Thank you” for volunteering with the human society (I am an animal freakazoid) and for trying to raise nice boys. You are making society a better place
Ranger Tom on 04 Nov 2005 at 4:19 am #
Just remember it’s not the voltage but the amperage that REALLY matters…
Quinn on 04 Nov 2005 at 3:16 pm #
The moat idea rocks my world- “mooooommmmm! come get me!” “you know the drill, Seth, you’re a big boy, sink or swim!”
Anonymous on 06 Nov 2005 at 5:09 am #
I’m glad I can always count on a laugh from you two. This is what I love about you!!!! Bic