Hanging in my laundry room, next to the door that is the traffic center of the universe our house, there hangs a white board for writing notes to each other.
Adam--take lunch money.
Change oil.
Sometimes entire conversations take place.
Hubs u r hot. I like u.
(Babe, so r u.)
(Mom and dad u r gross.)
Occasionally I use the space to write a pithy little quote I've found, one that will, I'm sure, plant gentle seeds of truth and wisdom in the hearts of my children and grow forever and ever, amen. (Do not disdain the use of pithy little quotes as an important parenting tool. After all, not a single one of us ever jumped off a cliff when our friend did, nor did we count our chickens before they were hatched, so there you go.)
I posted this one a few days ago:
The twelve-year-old, (he of the endless eating of protein), had a response:
(Yes, it's changing the subject and it's cheeky, but a boy can get away with a lot when he has the good sense to employ parallel sentence structure.)
Love it! Sounds exactly like what my 10-year-old son would have written.
Posted by: Pam | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 01:21 AM
sounds like he's following in mom's footsteps...quite the articulate one!
Posted by: jenn | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 01:40 AM
That is great! I have three boys and they are awesome! And they eat lots of bacon.
Posted by: MamaHen | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 06:28 AM
Ha! A bacon buffet for the son!
Posted by: k&c's mom | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 07:17 AM
Oooh....rather fancy! Love it. *grin*
Posted by: Aunt LoLo | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 07:26 AM
Haha! Very clever. :)
Posted by: Tootie | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 07:34 AM
OH my gosh I bet your kids are just like you! Too funny.
Steph
Posted by: Adventures In Babywearing | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 07:35 AM
not to mention fabulous handwriting! :)
Posted by: ~liz | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 07:39 AM
Now that's a boy after my own heart!
Posted by: Michele | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 09:26 AM
This made me chuckle. I think our boys would get along quite well :)
Posted by: erin | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 09:35 AM
You and I must really discuss this white board thing... because I have this project I've been thinking about...
Posted by: Denise | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 10:21 AM
That boy needs a blog.
He's got his mother wit.
Posted by: We are THAT family | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 10:27 AM
Bacon is awesome. Sounds like one of my kids.
Posted by: Janelle | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 10:59 AM
WOW! As my mother used to say ... creativity goes a long way. Thanks fon sharing.
Posted by: goofdad | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 11:03 AM
that is funny. what a fun family you have!
Posted by: Amy@New Nostalgia | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 12:00 PM
What a clever idea - and a very true quote.
Posted by: The Penny-Pinching Mama | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 12:56 PM
so, this one is YOUR child, I see....
hysterical.
Posted by: Erin | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 01:07 PM
I love it!
Posted by: Laura | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 01:30 PM
So, did you show him the bacon?!
Posted by: Sue T | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 01:33 PM
Be sure and show his English teacher! He/she would be proud that he correctly punctuated his compound sentence. *tee hee*
Posted by: Kim | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 01:44 PM
Too funny! Great handwriting by the way! We have a little message center as well and now I'm going to start writing my own little tidbits to inspire. Love it. Have a great week.
Posted by: Mel @ A Box of Chocolates | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 03:12 PM
That is so funny!
Posted by: Laryssa @ Heaven In The Home | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 04:30 PM
So cute! But you know that one about not jumping off a bridge when your friends do? That totally doesn't work at my house. My kids jumped off a bridge (into the Buffalo River), and their father followed them.
Posted by: Karen | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 05:46 PM
clever boy. i love that he integrated bacon...so delicious.
Posted by: prasti | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 07:44 PM
Oh my word. I hope my son is as witty when he gets older *but NOT a smartmouth* heehee.
Posted by: Sarah B | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 08:11 PM
God love him. I hope you made him some bacon! =)
Posted by: Terri | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 08:17 PM
Have your son and my daughter been emailing each other without our knowledge? Bacon is a frequent topic of conversation since she is now, apparently, quite the connoisseur. Her choice? Farmland Organic hormone-free uncured. (Rolling eyes) She will of course eat whatever is purchased but she is taking her bacon cooking/eating to a new level since I had a Demarle party and she learned that she could cook the bacon in the oven and still have it come out crispy while she is cooking her eggs and fried rice (a Filipino thing) on the stove top.
Oh boy, I must not have used up all my words for today.
I really liked the pithy saying mainly because it is true...
Posted by: Lainie | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 09:33 PM
Have you ever been cliff jumping?? Because I HAVE jumped off a cliff after my friends and then encouraged other friends to do it, too. :)
Posted by: Lindsey | Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 09:42 PM
Gotta love those 12 year-olds!
Posted by: Lorie | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 06:28 AM
Thanks for sharing! I needed a laugh!
Posted by: Rachel Harrison | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 06:42 AM
Your 12 year old sounds like he would get along well with my 12 year old! And that is a really neat idea!
Posted by: Sara | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 06:52 AM
Oh, I loved that. Cracking up!
Posted by: Nicole @ Here's The Diehl | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 10:05 AM
[laughing]
~Luke
Posted by: Luke Holzmann | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 10:43 AM
I love whiteboards, and I LOVED this post. Thanks for the laugh!
Posted by: Genny | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 11:07 AM
You gotta love a child (or anyone for that matter!) with a sense of humor!!
Posted by: justanotherdayinparadise | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 11:59 AM
I LOVE cheeky!!!
Posted by: JC | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 04:45 PM
Make the boy a BLT! Heavy on the B, of course!
Thanks for the laugh!
Posted by: Jennifer | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 06:41 PM
My husband and I both found this very cute and funny:)
Posted by: Jen | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 08:19 PM
I had to look twice - I like the "font" he used to write that. He is very talented, but it's so true. My oldest is only 9 but all of a sudden, if I'm making Meat for dinner, I'm the greatest person on the planet.
Posted by: BlueCastle | Monday, February 01, 2010 at 09:15 PM
That is totally adorable.
Sadie at heyMamas
Posted by: Sadie | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 08:29 PM
Ha! This post definitely made me smile. You have a very smart boy.
I love the white board idea, by the way. I think I'd like to do that same thing when our kids are a little older...
Posted by: Stephanie | Tuesday, February 02, 2010 at 11:35 PM
I haven't burst into unexpected laughter over a blog post in a good long time....this one did the trick. Thanks! :-)
Posted by: ldfouch@cableone.net | Monday, February 08, 2010 at 08:50 AM
Uh oh. Apparently, I put my email into the wrong field, and now it's out there for the whole world?! Will you delete please??
Posted by: Daiquiri | Monday, February 08, 2010 at 08:52 AM