Sometimes we like to shut off our ears. It depends on what we want to hear.
– Says the kid who can hear me gossiping with her dad in the next room, but turns a deaf ear when asked to clean the table.
Just you wait, my cheeky little kiddo! The next time you call out for help with washing the shampoo out of your hair, guess who’s hearing will be gone? *Evil grin*
Her: Amma, do you remember any Algebra from school?
Me: Maybe a little.
Her: If you don’t even remember most of what they taught you at school, then what is the use of it? Why do I have to learn Algebra?
– Note to @KhanAcademy: Pls do a video on “7 Reasons Why You NEED Algebra – A Parent’s Guide to Handling Backchat”
Her: You should write a big book. You keep talking about it all the time.
Me: Shall I quit my job and do it then?
Her: Amma, I go to school for 8 hours, I have classes after that, I read a lot, I go to sleep one hour before you… and I still manage to write everyday!
And I retire hurt, annihilated by my young author-in-the-making.
You thought this would be a walk through, huh? You thought we’d give in?
That’s why you should PAY ATTENTION! Or else, your career in the league will be over.
– Strategic advice to the routed Arsenal team from my 10 year old Liverpool loyalist 🙂
#KidsWatchingWayTooMuchFootball #BlameItOnTheFather
I’m also going to start writing about “Things My Parents Made Me Do”!
– Make her hang out the clothes? Check √
Retaliates my 10 year old with a mischievous gleam in her eye on seeing all the posts in Things My Kids Say.
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