Busted!
The other day, I learned a very important lesson. It all began when Jeff, who is a realtor, left his suit coat hanging on our cupboard door. It was right in the way whenever I had to get into the cupboard, and was getting pretty annoying. Adding to my irritation was the fact that if I left something out in the dining room for even a day, Jeff would be constantly reminding me about it and asking me to put it away. Since I hate that, I decided not to nag Jeff about the coat. However, I also would not be putting it away for him. So it hung there... for three days. During the third day, as I moved aside his coat for the umpteenth time, I muttered, "I wish Jeff would put his freakin' coat away!"
Unbeknownst to me, little ears were listening to my words and making mental notes. When Jeff finally took down his coat on the fourth day, Eamon said: "Oh good Papa! Mama said she wished you would put your freakin' coat away!"
Jeff walked around the corner, with his arms folded across his chest and eyebrows raised, looked at me and said, "Oh really?"
Uh oh ....
I tried to back-peddle, but really, there was not way getting out of that one.
Lesson learned. Keep my complaints about my husband to myself. It's just safer that way.
Unbeknownst to me, little ears were listening to my words and making mental notes. When Jeff finally took down his coat on the fourth day, Eamon said: "Oh good Papa! Mama said she wished you would put your freakin' coat away!"
Jeff walked around the corner, with his arms folded across his chest and eyebrows raised, looked at me and said, "Oh really?"
Uh oh ....
I tried to back-peddle, but really, there was not way getting out of that one.
Lesson learned. Keep my complaints about my husband to myself. It's just safer that way.
That sounds exactly like something I would do and my kids would call me out on. LOL.
So funny! I love the look of your blog, too! Glad I found it!
Michelle
Kids are sponges. My nieces and nephews have learned some very choice phrases from Auntie Katie over the years. Oops!
Like the mother kept saying in "A Christmas Story" - little pitchers!!!
You were SO busted!
Now that's funnY!
Busted is right! Everytime I mutter under my breath (or outright tell the baby what an ASS his father is being) I make a mental note that this luxury won't last forever...eventually he'll know what I'm saying!
Oh My!!
Note to self, "Just don't say it, I might think it, just don't say it!"
Easier said then done!
:)
glad my kids still have no idea what I mean. But in another year I am screwed. I better start watching what I say now. Pretty funny though.
Happens to me all the time. Even when you think they aren't paying attention they are!
thank you for the laugh... i REALLY needed it today! I am so glad we don't have little ones to tell on me and all my complaining! Especially this week.
I had to quit listening to my favorite radio station because everything "sucks"....I don't need a 2 and 4 year old saying that! My husband has been gone for so long, I know it will be me who taught it to them!
with a niece and nephew around, i have two words, "holy shh... shnikees!"