One of those afternoons getting the boys home from school. As in the I've lost it 3 times already and we are only 20 m outside the school gates and I'm beginning to despair we will ever actually make it home, let alone make it home without me killing one of them first afternoons.
Me: "Adam, I would prefer it if you left that sort of behaviour at school."
Adam (without missing a beat) "the teacher wants us to leave it at home"
Gutted. Beaten in verbal logic by a 6 year old.
You. Will. Not. Win...
ReplyDeletePoor kid. You want him to leave it at school; his teacher wants him to leave it at home. That's why he is trying to get it all out on the journey between the two.
ReplyDeleteTake comfort in the fact that alcohol exists. :-)
ReplyDeleteTouché! Or stalemate possibly?
ReplyDeleteJust the best logic ever! :-)
ReplyDeleteha ha ha ha. sorry, not laughing at you. Well, maybe, just a little bit ;)
ReplyDeleteNo sympathy, you asked for that one.
ReplyDeleteAlthough you can take pride in the fact that (at least at that moment) he's actually listening to his teacher...
ReplyDeleteHe's a sharp one, all right. Let's hope it translates into academic brilliance!
ReplyDeleteOho, now THAT's a great line! What is it about going to school that makes kids suddenly so logical?
ReplyDeletefireflyphil - I know. But I have to keep trying!
ReplyDeleteIota - don't side with him! He needs no encouragement!
fiona - I do. Regularly.
VBC - Stalemate, with me in giggling hysterics.
CW - can't beat it. And he has a point!
Owen - Pfffffft
PlanB - Good point. I shall be proud.
NVG - As long as he remembers his mother is always right then we'll get along just fine.
Sparx - dunno, but its killing me!
Brilliant I love it.
ReplyDeleteHilarious, they're too clever for us aren't they? Try playground as a venue for that sort of behaviour. That's what I say and I haven't had a clever comeback yet from my 6 year old. Doesn't mean I won't get one though...
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