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We all have those moments where something comes out of our mouths and we fear we have turned into our mother or father.
After an interesting talk with Sammy last weekend, I realized there are things that only foster or adoptive parents say. I started a thread on this on the Adoption.com forum and there have been some interesting answers.
Here are some from our home. Feel free to add yours. We could all use a laugh.
“You may not verbally threaten to kill people, you may not make hand gestures like you’re going to kill someone, you may not write that you want to hurt someone,” etc. and listing all the “loopholes” that a child might use to get away with something.
“If you’re going to pee in your room, could you pee in a bucket instead?”
“No, you may not shoot the BB gun while you’re angry.”
When phone call comes from school… “What did he do now? Oh, he stole something? This is how we usually handle that…”
“Take your drugs- PLEASE!!!!!” (Referring to prescription medication)
“Are you going to eat at the table with us, or in the laundry room?”
“Would you like to have your fit upstairs, or outside where all the neighbors can see you?”
“Her birth date is….. Oh, no, wait. Wrong kid.”
To the question, “How many kids do you have?” you reply “Today?”
To the police officer “Yes, sir. I know the visiting dates and times for juvenile detention. We’ve been through this before.”
“Hi Kelly. This is the administrator from shelter care. Do you want us to just fax the medication authorization again?”
“We have appeared before every judge in the county courthouse.”
“Who stuffed the food wrappers in the toilet?”
“If you’re accused of child abuse, here is what you do………”
“Your son pooped in the heat vent? I can top that.”
“The only people who have sex in this house are mom and dad with each other. No one else has sex with anyone else.”
“I know where you can get a great deal on door alarms and security cameras.”
“Oh honey. You need to get more creative with your cussing. You’ve called me an Fing B so many times.”
So what is one thing you never imagined that you would say?
working with BRS teens I’ve also had to ask them to be more creative with the name calling. I do so appreciate it when they step outside the box while insulting me….Glad to know I’m not the only one
LOL!! Those were GREAT!! I know it is not funny to live through it, but it really is comical to read the comments in this manner.
- Faith
I’m with Faith. Thanks for the laugh!
Brings back many memories!
I caught myself saying this phrase one too many times recently:
“I told you to stop touching your sister, how would you like it if I touched you?”
My 17 yo who overheard this exchange burst into hysterics and said, “Geez mom, that doesn’t sound creepy does it?”
Oh well, another day…..another opportunity….
You guys are great…..ROFL !
Give me a few years (and I do mean a FEW) and I have a feeling I’ll be able to add to this list…..
how about you respond to a call from the school, the principal greets you at the front door with, “in 25 years of teaching I’ve never seen anything like this.” (meaning your son and whatever it is he just did)
or on a different trip to said school, you round the corner and find your child standing on his desk in the middle of an empty classroom, mooning the principal and the other staff she has called for back up. The rest of the students have long since been cleared out to a safer place. Room is in shambles, son is laughing maniacally……..