Lessons from "low ridin"

There are many lessons one can learn from low riding pants. Gravity works against you. It's a constant fight. 

This last month all family members were in the Prius C And we were driving by a bicyclist. In the town we live in that isn't new. 

This young man was for sure low riding. His waist line of his shorts were mid thigh to lower thigh at best. 

Of my three children only two were paying attention and were like woah! I pointed out that I was glad this was a boy and not a girl. Thought that might get some giggles but Thing 2 was too shocked to respond. Then from the back of the car we hear thing 1 mumble....

"If I was a girl I'd stare at my boobs all day" 

Woah what was that? 

Cause honestly I had barely heard that and all that was really clear was the word boobs. 

So we asked him to repeat what he said! 

Yup totally honest. He was probably playing a tablet video game and only half listening to what we were saying. He comes out with the one truest true statement of all man kind. The one they probably all think and don't say out loud. 

Thanks Thing 1 thanks. 

A year and some ago

Getting dressed and ready for school and my little boys come to me with a label maker label that says 

"The boys are a--wholes" 

Now they are confused and a little devistated. Thing 2 has a quick and ready reply of "oh mom that's awful who would do such a thing" 

All morning we tried to figure out who it was that left the nasty note. No one fessed up. 

Clues that were left

1. The boys 

No one called the boys the boys except thing 2

2. A-- holes were spelled wrong. Only thing 2 has a very fierce enemy named spelling. 

So with that we knew who really had used the label maker and stuck it to the door. 

She would not fess up. Like we took the whole  5 minute car ride to school and explained that we wouldn't be upset. That we loved her and that even if she was the one who did it we would all forgive her. She didn't break. 

Thing 1 and the fish exited the car and that's when she broke down and tears began to flow.

She was really sorry. So all I said was if you are gonna swear you have to spell it right. And if you are gonna do something mean you need to take responsibility for it. 

She is learning day by day she is learning .