I love that Twitter is trending #ThingsEveryMomSays because if gives me a chance to share one of my favorite quotes my crazy mom used to say…
“Honey, I HAD you to do the dishes. You should be thanking the dishes. It is because of the dishes you exist.”
Every year I think my mother was smarter than the year before.
Here is a story about my mom called “Back Back Before You Could Just Go And Buy Boobies” that includes the obvious mention of boobs and chicken poop and how you can use one to get the other.
Recently, when asking one of my 12 year olds to empty the dishwasher, he replies with, “I’ll give you $20 to do it for me mom.”
I say, “That is terrible. What would I be teaching you if I were to say yes?”
My 12 year old replies, “OK, fine $40.”
Now I am thinking I may just take his money to teach him a whole new lesson. I turned around and shot him a look, completely accidental, and he began unloading. Lesson learned…12 year olds these days have too much cash.
- When they were little they would sneak and “wash” the dishes!
- -Abbie, allthatmakesyou.com
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I would have had to take the money and run!
Right? Right? They have no idea how long it takes the average person to make this much money and how many people it can feed. Pray for me. š
40 bucks to empty the dishwasher? Can I adopt your son?
Trust me this was a psychological game!!! Ha ha! They are all savers and he was trying to show me how much he didn’t want to do it. Stinker.
You have inspired a post š
http://redriverpak.wordpress.com/2012/08/11/my-new-idiot-weapon-in-the-war-on-pain/
Have a great day! š
Awesome, I am told I often inspire people to make “poop faces” and your the first to write about it!
Wow, sounds like your son is a budding businessman! Your quotes are hilarious.
They are all stinkers. The smile on his face as he was offering…he knows better! They just like to watch me and see what I will do!
I started something similar on my site called “Shit My Kids Say” and have opened it up to the public to submit… Feel free to come by with some of your own gems! LOL
Dude look at my post “The $hit my kid says is funnier that your dads!” ha ha!
I don’t think any of my kids have or will sneak and wash the dishes. Dang. š
That was when they were two and my husband was in school and we were poor, poor, poor. Water was a toy back then. š
Things sure are different than when I was growing up! If I had 40 cents I felt rich. Gosh I’m old… š
I know! We could get a pack of lemon drops for a dime, so that’s four boxes of lemon drops!
He offered you $40? Wow, I’m impressed – some days I don’t even have $40! LOL. Thanks for the Friday chuckle, Abbie! ~ Julie š
I know! The big boys are excellent savers and they earn honor roll money and save birthday money. He would have changed his mind had I said, OK. Little turd was testing me!