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Thursday, February 28, 2008

Four year-old or Teenager?

I swear I'm living with a 14 year-old instead of a 4 year-old. My older son (OS) has replaced temper tantrums with surly remarks. One of my friends pointed out today that a real teenager would go stomping off to his room. I could only wish for that today. Instead I had surliness, stalking, whining, and stomping. Let me clarify that when I say "stalking" I mean that OS follows me from room to room whining and stomping.

Today he began his new session of swim lessons. Last session, the class included four other boys. The boys really made the instructor work hard. At any given time, a child or two was trying to run around the pool. Unfortunately, OS tried once too. I often thought that the instructor looked like she could use a stiff drink after the lessons. Sometimes I even felt like having a stiff drink watching her teach the boys. Thus, even though the class is on the same day and at the same time as his prior session, I am not surprised that there is a different teacher. His old teacher is now the lifeguard during the class. As I was leaving the deck to go to the viewing area, I asked her why she wasn't teaching. After stuttering for a minute, she said that the time did not work for her because she gets together with friends every Thursday. I am convinced she was originally going to say that on Thursdays she meets her friends for a drinks.

The day wasn't entirely filled with challenges. I found an extra-special excursion that made them very happy. Going to the vets office to drop off the cats' fecal sample in its special vial was a treat beyond dreams for them. Their excitement was so palpable, that the office staff were laughing. I'm not sure whether they were more excited about having the cat poop in the car with us or getting to hand it over in a special vial.

A. Elliot's Lesson Learned: While poop may seem vile, it offers entertainment to kids when it is placed in a vial.

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posted by Alex Elliot @ 7:48 PM   9 comments
9 Comments:

  • At 2/28/2008 9:30 PM, Blogger soccer mom in denial said…

    Oh oh OH I know what you mean! I've got a 7-year-old who sneers "whatever" at me, nearly causing me to break on highways demanding apologies, and a 3-year-old who yells when I tell her to wear snow boots with tights and a dress "I can't wear THAT! It's embarrassing!!"

    EMBARRASSING?!?! To a THREE YEAR OLD?!?!? Good goodness - when do they turn 18 and go to college?

     

  • At 2/28/2008 10:09 PM, Blogger Heather said…

    We have a lot of 'tude at our house too. Good times.

     

  • At 2/29/2008 12:23 AM, Blogger Jodi said…

    I swear to you Michael says whatever and rolls his eyes just like a teenager.

     

  • At 2/29/2008 9:17 AM, OpenID cablegirl said…

    really, who doesn't enjoy a trip to deposit fecal samples? lol

     

  • At 2/29/2008 10:18 AM, Blogger Kami said…

    I have a 6 year old who acts the same way.

    Those teen years are going to good times.

    :-)

     

  • At 2/29/2008 12:47 PM, Blogger skiplovey said…

    Hooboy, good luck with that. Makes me happy to deal with my crawler that can't talk(back) yet. Not looking forward to sass talk at all.

     

  • At 2/29/2008 2:21 PM, Blogger Jen of A2eatwrite said…

    Here's the difference between a 4-year-old boy and a 14-year-old boy... the cat poop wouldn't be as exciting. And that's IT. ;-)

     

  • At 2/29/2008 3:08 PM, Blogger Lizzy in the Burbs said…

    It's amazing what can turn a ho-hum day into a freakin' fun fest, kitty poop! Who knew? :-)

    Lizzy

     

  • At 2/29/2008 5:46 PM, Blogger Suzanne said…

    I love your lesson. It made me snicker. Thank goodness this week is over.

    Welcome, March!

     
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