Mrs. Furious ... Recipes, Rants & Reality: Long Day

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Long Day

Kid "You're not nice, you're not nice, you're not nice."

Mrs F "I'm not trying to be nice."

9 comments:

Julie said...: Mrs F "I'm not trying to be nice."

I love your response.; December 12, 2007 at 6:34 PM
Mrs Furious said...: that was quickly followed up with "Kid your mouth is moving and sound is coming out of it... so you are not being QUIET."; December 12, 2007 at 7:29 PM
michelline said...: Surely you can't be talking about that sweet, shy little kid we met?; December 13, 2007 at 12:11 AM
Amy said...: have i mentioned how much i enjoy reading your blog? it thoroughly amuses me!; December 13, 2007 at 12:12 AM
Mrs Furious said...: Chris,
yeah Kid has gotten down the difference between a public vs private persona!; December 13, 2007 at 12:43 AM
Mrs Furious said...: thanks Amy!; December 13, 2007 at 12:44 AM
Deb said...: "yeah Kid has gotten down the difference between a public vs private persona!"

Is that sort of like the green veggie versus green frosting thing? Is it a survival tactic? Like they know their parents think they're so cute they won't murder them (well, cute and then there's Child Protective Services and the thread of jail constantly looming), so they act like little assholes. (Yes, I called kids assholes, people. Sue me.) But when it comes to strangers, they know one wrong move might get them eaten by a dinosaur or something, so they are on their absolute best behavior? I don't know... the whole thing -- even the veggies thing -- still mystifies me.; December 13, 2007 at 2:27 AM
kenady said...: I believe kids know that they can be themselves with their family because they know we will love them no matter what. We may not like them for a moment, but we will love them. When they are at school or out in public they don't have the love security, so they act like perfect little angels.; December 13, 2007 at 8:37 AM
Mrs Furious said...: also.. I do find I model this behavior ;); December 13, 2007 at 11:00 AM