It happened! The best parental lecture I've ever heard or witnessed, happened in my home Sunday morning. I hear all you nay sayers out there thinking, "couldn't match the lecture of '04.......ya da ya da.....," whatever, I know what I heard and I can't deny it.
I'll lay out the setting for you:
James and Chase bored
James and Chase invent new game - "Battlefield"
James winning battle every time, duh, he's 3 years older
Chase no longer happy and attacks with full strength, (note: although he uses teeth, kicking, slugging, etc., for some reason doesn't pull out the scratching this time.)
James unfortunately doesn't use any of the above, but scratching - hence - he's the one that is in trouble. (note: burdens of a first child, to be addressed in different blog.)
Now to THE moment - Angela sees scratches and calls the boys in for the umpteenth lecture on how fighting isn't okay! But this time she pulls a real zinger out of her repertoire,
"BOYS - WE ARE NOT BIRDS OF PREY!!!!!!! WE DO NOT USE TALONS!!!!!
Unfortunately I can not give you the rest of the story. My twisted mind immediately took off for the computer, although I haven't written a blog in over a year, I knew in that moment inspiration had come at last.
8 comments:
it wasn't that funny...james likes to talk about birds of prey...so i was just using his vocabulary...i'm not crazy
and chase and i had a different conversation, long before james came in...he got quite the talking to (because i knew it was ultimately MORE his fault)
i love it! that would have stopped me in my tracks.
Oh Aunt Catherine, I just love you and your family so much! Thanks for posting, and thank you so, SO much for the comment on my blog the other day, it was wonderful! xoxo
Do chickens have large talons?
I love the ongoing wild-life documentary that is our home
Love your wonderful blogging. I feel like I can't hear to many fun stories about those amazing boys. Anyways can't wait to see you guys again soon.
Angie never ceases to amaze me! Those are two lucky boys!
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