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Monday, April 21, 2008

A page from my parenting playbook...

I kid you not. My EXACT words when I noticed my son eying this with peaked interest at his friend's birthday party...

"Honey, if you pull that plug the sun will go down"

What can I say? It was the first thing that popped into my head and a heck of a lot more interesting for my son than the usual, "Don't! Stop! No!"

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12 comments:

Robin L said...

haha did he pull it?

Anonymous said...

The other day I told my son as he kept trying to open the bulk food bins, "It says right here NO PUTTING YOUR HAND INSIDE." It's not too creative but I shocked myself with the lie and he took it all so seriously.

Check out Lies Mrs. G Has Told Her Children for some hilarious parenting moments. My favorite is when she told her daughter that this was the Last Pull-Up in the world.

Small Town Mamma said...

Very inventive -- I wish I could think that quick on my feet!!

The Laundress said...

THE best quote eva!

Angie @ Many Little Blessings said...

That's too funny!!!

Isn't it amazing what comes out of our mouths when we're not really thinking about it?

Anonymous said...

Clever one! Why can I never think of these little things when I'm caught up in a parenting moment?!!

Mom said...

Ok I assume he didn't pull it, the bigger question is how would you have explained the sun not going down if he had?

J. A. Blackburn said...

Ha ha yes, very creative! I am always telling CJ not to do things OR HE WILL DIE. I think I'm going to give the boy a complex. Which is ok, then he'll match me. :)

Sara (Self-Made Mom) said...

That is a great one, and yes, I might steal it one day.

the mama bird diaries said...

did he believe you? funny.

Unknown said...

Did he pull it? Good one! Lol.

Vintage Dutch Girl said...

Did that make him EVEN MORE INTERESTED?