My Oldest, age 14: “I forget which one is real… Astronomy or Astrology?”
Me: “Astronomy is science; Astrology is superstition. Don’t EVER confuse them again, or you will get laughed out.”
Oldest: “Laughed out… of… what? My school?”
Me: “This family.”
Oldest: “Alright then.”
In the grocery check out lane with the kids.
Little Miss Thing, age 6: “Can I have this gum? (No) Can I have this candy? (No) Can I have that umbrella?”
Me: “No. Look, you have got to stop asking me to buy everything you see.”
LMT: “Can I have this building?”
Me: “Yes, I will buy the building for you.”
LMT, to cashier: “OK, I’m in charge of you now.”
Cashier: “Wha…?”
Adulthood is being at your kid’s school function, and having a coughing fit, and needing a drink really really badly, but choosing to give the last can of Sprite to a little girl who loudly tells her Mom she LOVES SPRITE SO MUCH. And then watching her take one sip and throw it away.
Very Vocal Viking 