2/15/11

Just send me some terrorists, I'll make 'em talk.


Luke, as you know, is a bit precocious.


He is also just a TINY bit lazy.



I often (okay, every ding-dong day) have to persuade him in a firm way to get his work done. Today was no exception.


"Luke, you just have to write a row of 9's and then you're done! I know you can do it!"


He wailed in pain, "It's like you're TORTURING ME!!!"



He turned to Suzy and said angrily, "I was having a marvelous childhood until all of this happened."





That's me. Torturer extraordinaire.



27 comments:

MiMi said...

Omagosh, he said that?! I'd give him extra credit just for using that big word. :)

McGillicutty said...

Love it!!!! the same can be said of us Mom's before the kids came along.

Gigi said...

I *knew* it! You kindergarten teachers are just evil! ;-)

SkylersDad said...

Tell him to write his 9's or he gets the hose again!

Brian Miller said...

i can see it...i mean way to keep them on task...smiles.

Lady Estrogen said...

LOVE the dramatics from a little guy - it's always amusing when it's someone else's kid. lol.

Mellodee said...

Oh God, what a riot! No insult to the rest of the kids intended, but don't you just LOVE the smart ones???

Heidi said...

Wow, you are strict!LOL

I love the house in your previous post,I hope everything works out for you.

smalltownmom said...

I am so in love with Luke.

Gayle said...

Since you are one of my favorite people who makes me laugh all the time I thought I'd give you a laugh in return.

Today, my oh-so-sweet 18-year old senior was suspended with two other boys for chewing at school. What did he say to the assistant principal? He said, "We went for a group poop and decided a dip sounded good". Another proud moment in parenting. (He may just be the grown version of Frank.)

Catch the Kids said...

Love him. Sounds like someone has done a lot of earlier work with him. That vocab is marvelous.

Scope said...

Tell him, "Those aren't '9's, those are upside down '6's. Do it again!" and watch his little mind implode.

Malisa said...

Ha ha ha ha ha!

Joanie said...

Luke will most definitely end up on stage someday. He's such a diva!!!

a Broad said...

Oh Luke, no truer words were ever spoken ..
I was having a marvelous childhood until THIS happened !

Brilliant !

Anne said...

I've got 23 terrorists that I may send your way... they ALL kicked my @$$ today. ~You know those days, where everything goes -just right-, you have all the answers and the perfect timing and you can PRACTICALLY see the light bulbs turning on in their heads... Yeah, TODAY was NOT that day.

AshR said...

Luke sort of reminds me of Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes!

WeaselMomma said...

That kid is awesome!!!!!! or should I say marvelous?

Galit Breen said...

But he's clever! Oh-so-very clever.

P.S. Torturer!! :)

jwg said...

What is in the water out there? It's obviously having a strange effect on the kids.

Lynn MacDonald said...

I love the idea of a kid who's too lazy to write some 9's using the words marvelous childhood...in the past tense!

Hahaha...you sure make kindergarten fun

Pastor Sharon said...

Luke, I am your mother.

Adrienne said...

I was just tweeting about how i ruined my step daughter (12 yr old)'s life and I just blogged about my son's injury that left him "maimed" -- they certainly are DRAMA queens and kings aren't they?

Larry Lourcey said...

Great post!
We figured out a while back that we could punish our children by making them write sentences. A couple of pages of "I will remember to pick up my dirty clothes" is far more effective than anything else we tried. They absolutely hate it!

Gotta love the Old School techniques! :)

DawnA said...

Luke sounds quite aggravated you are single handedly RUINING his childhood. Too funny!

DawnA said...

Oh Gayle I can beat that (or at least compete). My (now 22) son got suspended for farting as a senior. When I was called I was I said to the principal you really are suspending him for this. He said it was a frequent problem. I said (rather snotty) you mean someone has been keeping track.....sounds like his teachers were no where near as busy as VodkaMom if they are marking farts!

Vodka Mom said...

oh my GOD you guys are cracking me UP! Marking farts? Hell, I'd be busy all ding dong DAY.