milivica
10-01-2007, 09:39 PM
Ok, we were driving home from Goodwill, Carmen hit the jackpot with shoes (4 pairs so now she has 5 shoes, 2 dress boots). He didn't drive me too nuts, other than telling the lady that rung us up, "I'm not going to tell you you have a mustache, cause that's private and rude, but someday when you have a husband he can tell you."
Ok, so I'm sure you can imagine what I said to him in the past about telling women about facial hair...guess I need to work on that explanation a bit.
So in the car, Vince was asking me if he'd get to watch what he wanted on tv, instead of Carmen. I said not to worry about it, that I didn't know...I was irritated he was asking AGAIN. He reminded me she got to pick last, I reminded him it was MY tv, and I just might want to watch something, quit asking.
So, he got quiet and dropped it, that in itself pretty amazing.
Since he was quiet it gave me a 'break' so after a minute I said, "Anyhow, when we get home, I was planning to have you turn on your weather channel, so we'll know the forecast for tomorrow. Do you know the forecast?" He of course, always does, and enjoys talking weather, continually.
Vince: Tomorrow? Oh well tomorrow is going to be scattered showers, dew point is (whatever) and wind will be (what ever).....and.....the temperature, I don't know what the temperature will be.
Me: YOU don't know what the temperature will be?
Vince: No.
Me: Well that's ok, since you'll be watching weather channel when we get home, for a little bit anyhow.
Vince is quiet.
Me: Vince, did you lie and say you don't know the temperature tomorrow, so for sure you'll get to watch the weather channel.
Vince: Well ummm, well that would be a yes.
Me: So you tricked me, rather than beg to watch (which he knows won't work) you figured if you said you didn't know the weather, my brain would say "let Vince watch weather channel"
Vince: Well ummm, yes that's about it.
Me: I'll be damned! That is so diabolical, so amazing and tricky, I'm going to let you watch weather channel for the rest of the night. You're a fricken genius kid ya know that?
Vince: You mean, wait, what? You're not mad? I DO get to watch tv now?
Me: Yes, for the rest of the night it's on weather channel, your pick! Don't trick me again, but keep doing that with kids and teachers and other people.
Vince: And my sister?
Me: Yes!
So, DOUBLE victory, Vince tricked me in that way that helps him in life someday, and I actually figured out I was being tricked. Two firsts!
Mili
Ok, so I'm sure you can imagine what I said to him in the past about telling women about facial hair...guess I need to work on that explanation a bit.
So in the car, Vince was asking me if he'd get to watch what he wanted on tv, instead of Carmen. I said not to worry about it, that I didn't know...I was irritated he was asking AGAIN. He reminded me she got to pick last, I reminded him it was MY tv, and I just might want to watch something, quit asking.
So, he got quiet and dropped it, that in itself pretty amazing.
Since he was quiet it gave me a 'break' so after a minute I said, "Anyhow, when we get home, I was planning to have you turn on your weather channel, so we'll know the forecast for tomorrow. Do you know the forecast?" He of course, always does, and enjoys talking weather, continually.
Vince: Tomorrow? Oh well tomorrow is going to be scattered showers, dew point is (whatever) and wind will be (what ever).....and.....the temperature, I don't know what the temperature will be.
Me: YOU don't know what the temperature will be?
Vince: No.
Me: Well that's ok, since you'll be watching weather channel when we get home, for a little bit anyhow.
Vince is quiet.
Me: Vince, did you lie and say you don't know the temperature tomorrow, so for sure you'll get to watch the weather channel.
Vince: Well ummm, well that would be a yes.
Me: So you tricked me, rather than beg to watch (which he knows won't work) you figured if you said you didn't know the weather, my brain would say "let Vince watch weather channel"
Vince: Well ummm, yes that's about it.
Me: I'll be damned! That is so diabolical, so amazing and tricky, I'm going to let you watch weather channel for the rest of the night. You're a fricken genius kid ya know that?
Vince: You mean, wait, what? You're not mad? I DO get to watch tv now?
Me: Yes, for the rest of the night it's on weather channel, your pick! Don't trick me again, but keep doing that with kids and teachers and other people.
Vince: And my sister?
Me: Yes!
So, DOUBLE victory, Vince tricked me in that way that helps him in life someday, and I actually figured out I was being tricked. Two firsts!
Mili