I think most of us have experienced this. If not as a
parent, at least as a child. You're trapped in a small enclosed space with your
worst enemy (a sibling). It's a road trip. And it doesn't matter if they are
trying to bug you or not -- they BUG you. At some point during the trip, you
will hear someone say, "MO-OM! SHE'S LOOKING AT ME!"
We had a similar experience. We were in the car,
which is much more crowded than the van. We were on a short trip... just to
church.My son and daughter were rubbing elbows -- literally -- and that is NOT a good
thing. He was tired and not in the mood to be trifled with, plus he was going
to church -- not his favorite.
After the usually bickering about which seatbelt belonged to
whom and who was touching whom(to which, of course, I had wisely replied,
"Keep your hands to yourselves"), my daughter committed one final crime which
could not be tolerated in even the worst of torture chambers:
"MO-OM!!! Her doll is LOOKING at me!"
Well, I'm sorry, but it was so funny I just had to laugh. I
mean, her doll? That was one I had never heard. However, my laughing was also
not to be tolerated (I probably did overdo it a bit-- but, dang it, that was
funny!).
In utter exasperation, my son turned his anger on me,
"MOM, THAT IS ZERO PER CENT FUNNY!"
Too funny! And precisely why we had only one child!
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We have three now, and it is a constant battle. :) Thanks, Nancy!
DeleteSo beyond the children, now you must also discipline the dolls. Sounds reasonable. :)
ReplyDeleteNo doubt they've since been tortured unmercifully. ;)
DeleteLOL! I think the best one I've heard so far is, "Mom, she's breathing my air!"
ReplyDeleteThat is a good one! Little stinkers!
DeleteWell, in his defense, I get super creeped out when I catch dolls looking at me, too. *shudders* But, yeah, the s/he's looking at me complaint was a common refrain while I was growing up with my two siblings.
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Jocelyn
I never thought about it from that perspective, but that would make perfect sense. This particular doll had realistic embroidered eyes, so it probably did look like she was tracking him. :)
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