In the car on the way to the shop after school The 4 year old is singing along to Lady Gaga on the radio.
I say singing along, more mumbling then inserting the phrase ‘Poker face’ as and when.
3 year old directed towards the 4 year old – Shhhhhh
4 year old – No you shhhhhh, I am singing
Me – Both of you, stop it, it’s rude to shhhhhh someone
3 year old – I don’t like her singing, shhhhhh
Me – Well tough and stop shhhhhhing your sister, it’s rude
4 year old stops singing and 3 year old starts talking to his wooden alligator (a gift from my parent’s trip to Cyprus)
4 year old directed to her brother– Shhhhhh
Then a full blown argument ensues at which point I turn to them and say
Me – Will you both just SHHHHHH
Do as I say not as I do?
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SingleParentDad on June 23, 2009
Exactamundo.
I feel a ‘because I said so’ brewing.
Jo on June 23, 2009
Hello,
Ok, I’ve found you again.
As for Leeds, I lived in Roundhay at 7 Oakwood Ave. It was a shared house, but I had the top floor to myself for most of the time.
Ok, back to work.
Take care.
x jo
Scope on June 23, 2009
The beatings will continue until morale improves.
SandyCalico on June 23, 2009
Hilarious! We’re all turning into our mothers!!
WOB on June 23, 2009
Tsk…don’t you know your supposed to lead by example hahaha, i do the same!
Experimental Mum on June 23, 2009
You must have been in my car this morning, although I wasn’t just so polite!
Hope my girls didn’t go into school and tell the teacher, “my Mum said, !*!* in the car”
I often find myself sounding like my Mum these days too.
exmoorjane on June 24, 2009
Yup, I’m with EM – ’shhhh’ sounds darn polite to me….
The deadliest insult in our house is ‘you’re turning into your mother’….!!
Laura - AWNTYM on June 24, 2009
I aimagine that when she turns 5 next week we’ll crank it up a notch. I’ll be turning round in the car and saying ‘Shurrup mofos’
Rosie Scribble on June 24, 2009
I think you were very polite. I would have said something far worse, several things in fact!
Laura McIntyre on June 26, 2009
LOL Sounds like something i was do .