QUOTE OF THE DAY (OR MORE): "No, no. You don't understand. This is an '89 Calico. I'm pretty sure that exceeds the Kelly Blue Book value. The cat's totaled." --A comedian whose name I forget talking about a vet who presents a $3,000 bill for a 12-year-old cat

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

There's nothing to DO, Mom....

13-year-old boy: "Mooooommmmm. When is it gonna stop raining?"

Mom: "Hmmm. Let me consult my crystal ball..."

13-year-old boy: "This weather stinks."

10-year-old boy: "I'm booorrreeeed."

Mom: "You're bored? Well... you could vacuum the car? clean out the Tupperware cabinet? Clean the toilets? Vacuum the dog hair? Read? Empty the dishwasher? Go through the recipe files and figure out what's for dinner? Fill out these school forms for next year? Pay the bills? Buy birthday cards for the months of June and July? Write a thank you note for the crab feast we attended? Read? Do a puzzle? Do a load of laundry? Clean up your room? Figure out which clothes don't fit anymore? Clean the cat's litter box?"

boys: "awww, moooommmm. There's nothing to do."
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10 comments:

  1. MJJune 17, 2009 at 11:41 PM

    We Mom's love to pull the good ol' To-Do List out when a kid gives us the "I'm bored" routine, don't we? I don't remember when was the last time I ever had time to be bored. Do you?

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  2. ChrisJune 17, 2009 at 11:43 PM

    Now come on, once you've been a parent for more than say, five years, you KNOW that a kid's definition of "something to do" is MUCH different from adults'.

    At least they're not throwing water balloons in the hallway.

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  3. Mama-FaceJune 18, 2009 at 12:24 AM

    this is so true to life that it is almost painful.

    Had the very conversation with my daughter today. She messed with her hair for an hour and she was okay after that.

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  4. obladi obladaJune 18, 2009 at 2:58 AM

    I know...they never like OUR suggestions, do they?

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  5. Housewife SavantJune 18, 2009 at 7:00 AM

    They should start a blog.
    There's ALWAYS something needs doing when I'm blogging...

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  6. ShawnJune 18, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    They need...BLOGS!

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  7. just a girl...June 18, 2009 at 11:47 AM

    lol. The second day of summer I was having to deal with this. I have a 14 year old boy who was driving me nuts. When i was little saying I am bored got me cleaning baseboards. No joke.

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  8. sitting on the mood swing at the playgroundJune 18, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    We quickly learned as kids not to tell Mom we were bored.

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  9. Vivienne @ the V SpotJune 18, 2009 at 9:56 PM

    And when they're done with all that fun, send them out here to me. They can teach me how to eat crabS.

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  10. UnknownJune 20, 2009 at 11:41 AM

    lmao...how hard did they laugh at those suggestions?

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