More Riding in Cars with 3rd Grade Drama Queens
May 31, 2008 · Print This Article
We now join the post-kiss-and-ride-pickup conversation of a desperate working momma and drama queen daughter, already in progress:
“It was a good day… except, do you know what so-and-so thinks is a good insult, Momma? He says,” here Alli adopted a gruff schoolboy’s tone, “‘Your grandma’s butt!’”
I threw a quick, raised-eyebrow look at her. “Huh,” I said as I signaled and pulled into the jam of after-school traffic. “That’s kind of a stupid thing to say.”
Alli snorted. “I know. Me and Hannah think a good thing to say would be, ‘I’m sorry. We need an interpreter. We don’t speak idiot.’”
Wow. I didn’t even teach her that one! “Nice one,” I said, throwing a quick glance of motherly pride her way.
A proud smile crossed her face, but almost as quickly as it came, it wavered. “Of course then he’d probably hurl a rock at me, or something, huh, Momma?”
I pictured so-and-so in my head for a moment. “There is that possibility,” I finally agreed.
She was quiet for a moment. Then she smiled mischievously. “I’m sorry. I don’t speak idiot!” she said with a giggle.
I suppose she figured the satisfaction would be worth the risk.
That’s my girl.
Ha! The worst is when you think of a comeback hours or days after a confrontation. I love that she is PLANNING a comeback just in case she needs it. Soooo cute!
I am fluent in Idiot.
Perfect! Hold on… I’ll alert the children.
I always knew those girls of yours were brilliant! I am definitely going to use that line.
Oh, and I’ve been out of the blogging loop for so long I missed the change to your blog and I absolutely LOVE IT!!!
I read this again and I keep thinking of the scene in Airtplane when June Cleaver says, “Excuse me, But I speak Jive.”
“What it is, big momma? My momma no raise no dummies. I dug her rap!”
I love your shelfari, I’m going to set mine up just like it! And I’m going to read your well rated books. I’m so excited because i’m always looking for a good recomendation.