CutieDaughter will turn twelve this summer.
With twelve comes great power, and we all know that with great power comes great responsibilities.
Ah superheroes, is there anything they can’t teach us?
We’re sitting at the table this morning – having breakfast – and CutieDaughter says:
CD: “I know what I want for my birthday…”
Me: “What do you want for your birthday?”
CD: “…”
Me: “That’s a really good strategy you know. By not telling me, you’re pretty much guaranteed not to get it. I’m guessing you want some carrots for your birthday. Done!”
CD: “I don’t want carrots for my birthday!”
(This goes on for a little while)
CD: “I want a cell phone for my birthday.”
Me: “What would you do with a cell phone?”
CD: “Well, I’ll be twelve, and I’ll have a lot of babysitting jobs, so I will definitely need a cell phone…”
I’m guessing she’ll say “In case of an emergency”, and I’m kinda proud of CutieDaugher for being so responsible. So at this point in my head, I’ve already got her a cell phone.
CD: “…so I can call you to come pick me up when I’m done babysitting.”
LW: “Hahahahahaha!”
AudaciousSon pipes up.
AS: “Me too! I want a cell phone!”
CD: “There’s no way you’re getting a cell phone at NINE mister! You already have a better iPod than mine!”
AS: “All right, if I can’t get a cell phone, I want a grappling hook.”
Ah superheroes, is there anything they can’t teach us?
12?! I remember being 12. And babysitting.
A cell phone would have made that a lot more interesting…
My son will be 12 in November. And he wants a cell phone too. So he can call his dad and me, he says. This from the child who won’t talk at the dinner table.
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Won’t she be surprised when she gets one of those “lame” phones that does nothing but call the pre-programmed numbers you setup and no text messaging capabilities. Or will that just be my kids when they get old enough…
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You know that boy is smart. Start with the phone, get that shot down, then go for the REAL prize: the grappling hook. Power negotiations!
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I love how he goes for the gold at the end there. Because who wouldn’t want a grappling hook instead of a phone. I’d gladly trade my phone for one right here and now.
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Who knew cell phone and grappling hook were so close together in the world of cool gifts to get?
(A grappling hook might be hard on the dining room table’s finish.)
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