Biting the Hand that Feeds Him
When we had Buzz’s evaluation for speech therapy last Thursday, the other kids spent the time with Grandma and Grandpa. Obviously, it’s best if Buzz didn’t have any other distractions, and his brother and sister getting into everything would have definitely been a distraction.
I was making waffles for Jedi that morning. Although, to be fair, Eggo made the waffles, I just heated them up. But that takes a lot of work. Like button pushing and everything. I’m worn out just thinking about it.
As I’m slaving over his waffles, I let Jedi in on the day’s plans.
“Grandma and Grandpa are going to be here to spend some time with you later.”, I said cheerily, hoping he might take the news better that way. Not that he had any reason to react harshly, I was just afraid he may have been getting tired of seeing them since they’d been over quite a bit recently.
“Why?”, he wondered.
After I explained where we needed to go with Buzz and why, I asked for Jedi’s take on the situation. More to be polite and continue conversation, since it was going to happen whether he liked it or not. Apparently, however, all my worry was for naught.
“Yeah, that’s good.”, he replied. “I like spending time with Grandma and Grandpa. They’re a lot more fun than you.”
Let’s see if I ever make him waffles again.
I'm Crystal. A 30-something mom to 3 young kids living in the Midwest USA. When I'm not chasing my children, I'm a freelance writer and web designer. I like to tell stories from our days and share what we enjoy...
4 Responses
on March 16 2010
Love it. This is like the day when Tabby requested to go to Grammy and Papa’s house … we were both sick and it was like she instinctively knew she’d get a better deal there. I think she stayed all weekend. It is really hard to be a FUN parent and still accomplish things like laundry and dinner.
on March 16 2010
I love it and I love your sense of humor, C! You always make me chuckle. I get those “back-handed” slams quite often – I guess it goes with the motherhood territory.
We are Eggo fans too but they have rocked my world with this whole production shortage thing. I would have stocked up on French Toast Sticks AGES ago if I had known they were going to be a scarcity for six months…:)
.-= Natalie at Mommy on Fire´s latest blog post: Third Baby Amnesia =-.
on March 16 2010
Oh, the grandparent card … and he played it so well! I keep wondering when/how to introduce the concept of “tact” to my kiddos. Until then, at least they keep me laughing.
.-= Stacia´s latest blog post: The Playroom Puzzle =-.
on March 16 2010
Ha! I think my daughter has the same opinion on her grandparents. She’s always telling me how much nicer they are than me. Sometimes I fantasize about getting my revenge by feeding her children vast quantities of junk food one day.
.-= Amber´s latest blog post: Cutting the Crusts Off =-.