He Just Wanted to Say "Suck"

Oldest Boy and Middle Boy are in Arizona visiting my parents for a few days.  Their school dismissed them at noon last Friday for a two-week spring break.  We all need it.  We're trying to conserve money and minimize stress, so we chose not to take a family vacation.  Oldest Boy and Middle Boy were happy with the alternative we presented.  The chance to fly solo to see their grandparents, and enjoy valuable and rare one-on-one time.  The boys love it, and so do my parents.  The boys follow our rules better than Mom and Dad though.

Mom particularly enjoys pushing the limit.  She never does anything terrible, but things she knows we'd probably not do.  I don't know why she enjoys this so much.  For example, when Oldest Boy was six he was into marbles.  She said she had the perfect bag for him to store and carry his marbles.  A velvet, Crown Royal bag.  He didn't know what it was, but Mom loved the idea of a little boy carrying around a Crown Royal bag.  He still has it.

Before they were out of diapers, the boys were saying "Salud!" and trying to clink their sippy cups with other kids, thanks to Mom. 

They came home from an Arizona visit last summer with a picture of a dead snake.  Mom saw a coyote walking behind their property with the snake it's mouth.  She and the boys followed the coyote and when it dropped the dead rattlesnake, Mom took a picture of the chewed-on snake corpse for their scrapbook.  Cute.

Toddler Child declares anything gross or unpleasant, "Caca!  Kay-Kay says so!"  [The kids call Mother Kay-Kay after her attempts to have Oldest Boy call her "Nana Kaye Anna" failed.]

I called Mom and Dad's house yesterday to see how things were going.  Oldest Boy told me they were watching the movie Gremlins on television.  They'd never seen it and he was enjoying it.  Middle Boy shared the same information, but could hardly contain himself when he said, "Guess what channel the movie's on, Mom?  It's called Movies That Don't Suck."

"Hey.  You just wanted to say 'suck'."

"No, Mom.  That's what it's called.  Really."

The boys and I said our goodbyes, then Mother got back on the phone.  "Middle Boy could hardly wait to tell me about the channel Movies That Don't Suck."

"Well... that is what it's called, Honey.  There's one of those little logos on the bottom of the screen."

"Just so you know... we prefer the kids not say 'suck'."

I heard her sigh heavily, and I'm certain her eyeballs rolled back as she said, "All right.

Comments

[March 2, 2009 |]

Sorry.. but I laughed - especially at the thought of your mum rolling her eyeballs!

I know what you mean: last time my dad decided to spoil the kids with lots of sweets and ice cream etc.. they were sick!

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[March 2, 2009 |]

As a brand-new grandmother, I cannot tell you how much I look forward to bending, breaking, and stretching the rules. I suppose it's because I was soooooo conscientious as a parent, and so consistent, and felt so under the gun to be The Perfect Parent. . .and now, finally, I will have children I just get to enjoy with no pressure. Oh sure, I'll keep some of my old rules - no soda, no sugar until they're six or so, keeping good manners - but everything else is totally negotiable.

:-)

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[Connie @ Young and Relentless]

LOL! This is the joy of visiting the grandparents!

Glad they are having a great time!

[March 2, 2009 |]

I can't wait to be a grandmother and corrupt the grandkids and tick off my kids!

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[March 2, 2009 |]

I love "Kay Kay" - that's totally cute.

I could TOTALLY see my MIL giving the kids a Crown Royal bag for their marbles.

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[March 2, 2009 |]

My mom and I had this argument when I was in middle school (albeit not over my hypothetical children using 'suck' but me saying it). I tried determinedly to remove it from my vocab and by the time I did I realised everyone I knew (including my brothers and my parents) had quite ferocious potty mouths that encompassed words far worse than 'suck'...the indignity of it all.

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[Chris]

Lady Fi - You don't have to be sorry. We can laugh at some of it too. Sometimes...

Jane - I'm sure you'll be a fabulous grandmother, and break all the "right" rules. (You still seem too young! I think I'm only a few years younger than you.)

Connie - So true!

Debbie - I have to admit... I feel the same way.

Kate Coveny Hood - I'll tell my mom what you said. She'll want to adopt you and she'll stalk your blog. She won't read mine.

[Chris]

Deidre - I hope you're able to say "suck" freely now and get it out of your system. (You make me realize that I probably let words worse than "suck" slip out around the kids occasionally.)

[March 2, 2009 |]

When I grow up to be a grandma (in the not-too-distant future), I want to be just like your mom.

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[March 2, 2009 |]

I know I've told you this before, but your mom is awesome!

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[March 2, 2009 |]

I haul Huddy's "snot snucker" around in a Crown Royal bag. I saw Maggie Simpson wearing one as a little nightgown on The Simpsons. Genius.

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[March 2, 2009 |]

Two weeks of spring break? That is awesome. I am so jealous.

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[Jane]

Chris, it's not your imagination, I am too young to be a grandma! I kept telling my kids that but did they listen? No. I had my kids at 19 and 21, and my son and DIL made me a grandma at 46. 46 is well,like...shouldn''t I still be someone's mommy? I'm still thrilled, though, and yes -- totally breaking the "right" rules. :-)

[March 2, 2009 |]

Sounds like my mother in law. We live overseas with her grand babies, so that gives her a free pass. Or so she says..



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[March 2, 2009 |]

A lovely post, it sounds as if your pups are having a great time, despite all the rule breaking. Caca - that means poo over here in France:):)

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[March 3, 2009 |]

We must have been separated at birth. I swear I have the same mom. Scary. My brother decided he wanted to save all his pocket change for the boys in Crown Royal bags and I swear we have 80 around our house. It looks like a 24-hour drunkfest here. Thank goodness he ran out and now he brings change over in coffee cans. Whew. Be careful because eventually they wear you down... I've been considering cutting up the crown royal bags and turning them into a quilt. Wouldn't THAT impress friends and neighbors! :D





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[Chris]

Cheri - I canNOT think of you as a grandmother! You're too hawt. (I did it.)

Bobbi - I'm sure Mother would think you were awesome too. Seriously.

Jenni - I love that! Your snot sucker bag, and Maggie's dress. BOTH are genius.

ALF - I imagine you ARE jealous. Hope schools going well for you (Jenni too!).

Jane - At 46, here in Utah, you could be nursing your own baby, and babysitting two of your grandchildren at the same time. By the time our sons have kids (if that's their choice) I'll be old...er.

Sabrina - I'd say living overseas gives grandparents LOTS of spoiling privileges.

Henry - Caca means poo in Spanish too - which is why Mother likes to hear Toddler Child say it all the time.

Wendy - Funny! I googled images of Crown Royal bags and found dressed made from them. Clever. Trashy, but clever. A quilt would be great - very soft...

[March 3, 2009 |]

Sounds like my Dad. So far it's only food rules that he breaks. But I'm sure to see more as they get older. Especially with Connie.How's toddler child enjoying the break from his older brothers?

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[Jennifer]

Hey, just thinking, maybe this is a good time to get some fudge??

[March 3, 2009 |]

My in-laws don't follow ANY of my rules when they take my kids. It's best if I just don't know about it.

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[March 3, 2009 |]

Your mom! She is one cool grand-ma. Even better than Shirley McClaine in all those movies I love her as a grand-ma in.

Kelly's saying "suck" now too. Picked it up from the older kids at school. Probably better to have it come from grand-ma, tho. :)





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[March 3, 2009 |]

So funny!

I hope your boys have a great time. Sounds like they've had a great start already.

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[March 4, 2009 |]

I had an aunt who despised the word "Fart". Wouldn't let us say it for anything. Which, of course, led to more gas and more farts and howls of laughter.

Fart.

Are you down with that word . . .

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