2-Mommy, 0-Sneaky Kid
Sep 9, 2008 Parenting
I love being a parent. I really love watching my kids learn and grow to be these functioning members of society. To know that because of my guidance, my kids will make the right decisions most of the time is beyond rewarding. But with any job, the added perks make it that much more rewarding to put forth the 110% effort into.
Wait, what?? There are added perks to parenting? Of course there are! Any seasoned parent knows that beyond the reward of your child’s successes comes the perk of catching them in the act of something sneaky. Bottom line, children are intelligent little shits. They, just like most of us adults, revel in pulling something off.
Even the littlest defeat is a win for the child. Unless, they are caught off guard.
*insert doom-filled parent music*
Case-In-Point:
Rewind to yesterday. Mommy (me) had to take the day off to car shop because of the stolen vehicle incident left over from the weekend. It took longer than anticipated to get our asses out of the house (thanks Charli) so Mommy and Dad decided to go and surprise Xavier at school to get him out a couple of hours early. That way we didnt have to risk him being home alone if we were not finished as quickly as we would have liked.
So we roll into the office and have him sent down from class. The first thing I noticed was the fact that he was not wearing the brand new Nike’s that Dad had bought for him for his birthday. He was wearing some random pair of Jordans that didn’t even match with what he was wearing.
Me: “Who’s shoes are those?”
X: “Anthony’s.” (his best friend)
Me: “Oooooh. You are so busted.”
X: “Are you gonna tell dad?”
Me: “No. You are.”
X: “But, Uh, I trust Anthony to take care of my shoes so we traded.”
Me: “Save it for Dad.”
We head out to the truck with X’s head low and my smile beaming. I was stoked to have caught his ass in the act; totally off guard and just plain busted. I could see his brain moving, trying to come up with the best reason possible to have needed to trade his new shoes for his friends. Little did he know that his excuses didnt matter. His plan to switch shoes on the bus, and act like nothing ever happened was spoiled. Even better was the fact that his partner in crime had no idea that X was gone for the day. So not only was Xavier busted, but I was almost positive that his parents would not appreciate this sneaky shoe trade plan either.
Obviously, the very first thing D noticed was the shoes. All X could muster as an explination was that he “trusted” his friend to take care of them. D interrogated and grilled like he always does, sending X deeper and deeper into the hole he dug with his excuses. Finally, after an “I’m disappointed in you” comment from his dad, he just put the verbal shovel down and gave in to his being wrong. (and, being just like his mother, I am positive it was one of the most difficult things he ever had to do.) I can only imagine how his bff felt when he was frantically looking for X at the bus stop, attempting to trade back shoes before he had to go home as previously planned.
And, just as I predicted, we received a knock on the door shortly after we got home. BFF’s mom was just as pleased as we were to see her kid wearing someone elses shoes. He didn’t have time to react either, being that she was home to greet him at the door to his surprise.
2- Mommy, 0-Sneaky boys.
It is these small victories that make being a parent so worth every minute.
Are you a parent? Do you have any of these little triumphant victories to share?
Do you remember being a kid, and being totally busted by your parent like this? Share those too!
Tags: best friends, excuses, kids, lies, mom and dad, Nike's, plans, surprise
September 9th, 2008 at 18:50
ahahhahaah you go girl! I caught Katey like this once. She had been packing this short skirt and matching top into her backpack and changing into it all week once she got to school. Now mind you this little get up was supposed to have been in the trash, I guess she dug it out. She didn’t expect Mom to come eat lunch with her and catch her wearing said trashed outfit. Or that her teacher would come up and tell Mom she had been wearing it every single day the entire week. She was soooooooooo busted!!!! *lol*
It’s not that I revel in her being busted…just that she knows she can’t pull one over on Mom
ahahah at least BFF’s Mom came knocking on your door…’round here kid comes home with new Nike’s…these Mom’s ain’t saying shit..except NICE SCORE!
xoxo
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 18:54
Oh I a.b.s.o.l.u.t.e.l.y. revel in it.
and that shit is hilarious. way to go!
September 9th, 2008 at 18:53
I don’t catch Graham doing anything sneaky…yet.
But, I get him on video walking around in Mommy’s high heels.
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 18:54
HAHAHAH! That would be fucking F U N N Y!
Tiny Phoenix Reply:
September 10th, 2008 at 00:35
In his defense, he’s only 19 months old.
September 9th, 2008 at 19:02
This is so awesome. I can feel X’s shame at being so wrong and getting busted.
My sister is totally turning 24 next month and I STILL catch her in the act. It doesn’t amuse me anymore. She’s 24. She doesn’t need to be so immature anymore, but unfortunately for me and for herself she’s not likely to grow out of it at this stage.
Being a child and getting into this kind of trouble is understandable. Being 24, now that’s another story.
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 19:05
I have a good friend who’s little sister is like my own. And I wonder sometimes if she will ever grow up.
Sucks doesnt it? To see someone with so much potential to do great things just fuck it the hell up.
Jaime Reply:
September 10th, 2008 at 03:44
Indeed it does. It sucks very hard.
September 9th, 2008 at 19:04
Okay…most recent, not as good as you, but bloodier. I do not let the kids leave this house without a light jacket or a sweatshirt. They are supposed to WEAR it because it’s still a little chilly in the mornings and it’s going to get colder VERY quickly. Anyway, Caleb beat the shit out of his elbow yesterday. Road rash style. I asked him what happened and he told me that he fell on the stairs when he was playing tag before school started….Umm..Where was your sweatshirt?…uhhh…in my backpack?…WTF. BUST-ED.
I secretly LOVE it when they LIE to me, and then I catch them in a lie and get to bust their asses twice as much for LYING about something when they would have only gotten in a LITTLE bit of trouble for doing whatever they did in the first place. And it’s even better when I DON’T know they are lying and then they feel soooo guilty that they come clean with the truth *evil mommy laughter*
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 19:06
Oh, the double busted for not only fucking up but lying about it is the BE ST. X gets caught alllllllllllll the time doing that crap.
September 9th, 2008 at 19:11
LMAO… sounds like you came in at the perfect time. Deanna hasn’t quite yet done something like that…. however… she has come home with a tiara from a friend’s house… the friend “gave it to her” – which was great except I find out after a call from friend’s mom… that its an old beauty queen tiara with… get this… REAL DIAMONDS… can you imagine if the friend’s mom hadn’t found out right away… I can see that thing on my daughters floor getting stepped on a diamonds ending up in my vacuum!
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 19:22
OH WOW!
Yeah, that would have been fucking shitty to have realized after the fact.
September 9th, 2008 at 19:16
see? shit like that is why I HATED growing up!!!!
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 19:23
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAH! Didnt you mention something about wanting kids?!
Cassie Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 21:03
You must have me confused with someone else!!! LOL
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 23:07
i could find the blog you wrote but i am too lazy.
September 9th, 2008 at 19:37
As I have 2 teenagers, I have way to many of these moments. The latest was when my daughter decided to sneak to a boys house that she knows I do not like because the parents allow all underage drinking and drugs in the house and told me she was going to a friends house whos mom I hd not met yet, had “the mom” call me, from my daughters cell phone, to say that yes she was there. I called my dughter right back and told her I wasnt stupid, I know it wasnt Ally’s mom that called but Bruces. She still hasnt figured out how I knew.
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 20:22
wow.
you should change your name to super sleuth.
September 9th, 2008 at 19:38
That is fucking funny.
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 20:23
September 9th, 2008 at 21:11
That’s ridiculous. Why on earth did he want to trade for some old shoes anyway? I swear.
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 23:08
cause he is a complete dork. like for real.
September 9th, 2008 at 21:38
Ahhh, kids. Haha, I can almost picture his face trying to come up with excuses!
My kids have a tell-tale sign when they’re lying or have messed up and I’m about to find out. M gets a tiny, tiny little grin at the corner of her mouth…just like her dad. I can see it a mile away. Kbob on the other hand gets all nervous and starts rambling…then he pulls the “I don’t want to talk about it right now!”
LivingWicked Reply:
September 9th, 2008 at 23:08
x tries the i dont want to talk about it right now too.
ask me if it works.
September 10th, 2008 at 00:34
Send some of your groupies to my blog, dammit.
LivingWicked Reply:
September 10th, 2008 at 16:15
HAHAHA. I need to post a blog, but I cant from work.
September 10th, 2008 at 20:23
Yep, when my daughter innocently told me that the back field was on fire. I knew she had just come in from playing and was acting funny. I asked her if she had anything to do with it, several times, and she said no. Somebody called the fire department even though my husband already had the fire put out. Finally, after being “interrogated” by the firemen, she ‘fessed up.
When she was really little, she always told on herself. Along the lines of “the vase broke but I didn’t do”. Since it was only her and I in the house, it was pretty obvious who did it.
November 19th, 2008 at 20:00
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