Sunday, October 14, 2007

A kid with a sense of humor that makes me old

This is just another little tidbit that adds to the wrinkles in my face and the rate at which I am aging. All the boys are usually fairly up front with me (not so much with BigD--cause, well, he carries a gun:) and there are times they will tell me things and say..."hey mom, don't tell dad". Shit. If they only knew how that puts me in an awkward position but I would rather they keep telling me things so I have to weigh my knowledge of their errors and decide which ones are "tell worthy" (similar to sponge worthy for you Seinfeld fans). Yesterday S2 was telling me a story about something he did. It was a year ago. (I said they tell me, I DIDN'T say it was instant). I have decided not to share it with BigD but the entire internet world..well, thats ok. Last year S2 had alot of trouble in school. He has some ADD issues but hates the way the meds make him feel so I don't force him to take them (my decision folks...yell at someone else). There are times when he takes them but he isn't consistent. Anyway, he had one class last year that was a real bear for him. The dreaded chemistry. (a bit of history here...it was the only class I ever failed) Sooo he is a bit like old mom in this area. Well he knew that things were snowballing into an F and a period of being grounded, no driving, no friends and heaven forbid no eleventh finger known as the beloved cell phone. S2 is a good looking kid, fun, loves to laugh and fortunately doesn't really know that he could get away with A LOT more than he does. People love him. Women love him. Bosses love him. Teachers love him. He lights up a room when he walks in, the only problem is sometimes that light is blinding to his common sense. When walking into his dreaded chemistry class last year, he saw there was a sub teacher that day and his little wheels started turning. He politely said good morning like a good boy, but he said it with a perfect British accent. It took him only an instant to decide that he was going to be British that day. This poor teacher spent the entire class thinking S2 was an exchange student and the thing that kills me...not one kid in that class blew his cover!! He even told the sub that he was excused from the scheduled exam that day because his class over in London was a bit behind. She then sent him to a desk in the back to listen to his Ipod. For those of you wondering..he never did take that test and this could explain why his final grade was horrible. Fortunately he didn't need that class as a grad requirement having taken all his sciences already but it sure didn't help his GPA. There are days when I just want to strangle him ~then there are days when I really wish I could hang out with him because he makes me laugh so hard.

8 comments:

DD said...

He is very handsome. Hmmmm. I can't see how that might get him into trouble now and then...

Rob, Tina and the boys said...

That is hilarious! He really is a cutie. Once he catches on exactly how cute he is I'm sure he'll figure out a way to use it to his advantage. How old is he again?

OHN said...

S1 is almost 19, S2 is 17 1/2 and S3 will be 13 in 2 weeks :) FUN TIMES-HA

Cibele said...

that is so funny!!!!! I can see my brother doing something like this. LOL!

PCOSMama said...

Cute.... and a sense3 of humor too! He'll make some girl(s) happy!
Looks like that one still partly in the picture would like to be one of those...
;)

Colette said...

I feel so bad...I have been out of blog land for so long! I only post on my site and don't visit others...I am a bad friend! I hope all is well! Hugs and Blessings

beagle said...

It might have lowered his GPA, but I think that kind of charm goes a long way in life.

I can only imagine that as a Mom it has to be hard to look stern some days, or even keep a straight face when you just want to crack up!

Unknown said...

If he can talk his way in to things, he can talk his way out! Rest assured he's not the type to ever end up in a bar fight (0:
And I understand your comment about wanting to hang out with him. Sometimes that line between friend and parent can get blurry..