I find this little tale a bit of a gift for my dear mother, who, at some point during my teenaged angst, wished two of me on me. Mom, given my current utero population status (throwin down two at a time, apparently), I'm going out on a limb here and suggesting, you're some kind of prophetess. Don't let it go to your head. I love you just the way you are.
Today, I lost a 10 minute argument with a 4-year-old about the lyrics to Barney. You don't have to say it, I will: I've hit an all-time low. I can see all of you through the monitor shaking your head at me in shame. Thanks for that.
"Max is RIGHT. It's ' I put a great BIG smile on me', NOT 'I put a great GREAT smile on me."
"Well, Mommy, I think it's Great GREAT smile and you and Max are wrong."
"I'm the mommmy and I'm right and so is Max on this one, honey."
Silence.
Silence interrupted with, "Mom, I'm right."
I think to myself, maybe I'll just ignore her. Then the taunts of singing begin: "I PUUUUTTT A GREAT GRRRRREAAAAAT SMILE ON ME!"
Max chimes in, "WUCY, NO!"
"DO YOU WANT ME TO PULL THIS MINIVAN OVER!?"
I actually had to forbid my child to stop singing or talking about the song. Happy Birthday, Mom.
That's how I roll.
Well, we certainly know that your daughter is yours!
Yessssss indeedy! Those Motherhood curses work! Be glad I didn't curse you with the "grape bubble gum curse". That would be the curse where every time you get in the car, the children (all of them) manage to have that putrid grape bubble gum in their mouths. I've stopped the car to make everyone spit it out, only to have you both pop yet another in your mouths half a block down the road.
Your sister, on the other hand had THREE to match her. I wished 12 of her one her, and she decided to "get fixed" after three.
In the mean time, I own a "GREAT GRRRRREAAAAAT SMILE ON ME!"
Thanks for making my birthday so wonderful. I couldn't have had better daughters! My mom wished 12 of me on me! We all have Kaleidascope personalities.
XOXO,
Mommy / Mena
I think that when it comes to Barney the kids are usually correct! Not to mention that when Lucy knows she is right...there is no convincing her otherwise! But you could definitely "beat" her at a Timberlake/gansta rap lyric contest!
You're always on HER side!