Truth

posted by Momo Fali on March 14, 2011

My daughter was a perfect toddler.  I’m not trying to sound conceited, but I thought I was pretty great back then.  My daughter wasn’t so much an angel, as I was the ideal parent.

Then I got pregnant with my son.  Before he was born with his health issues and quirky behavior, my precious girl started saying things to me that she had never said before.  Things like, “No!  I don’t WANT to!”  Wait, what?  You were perfect!  You were so good that I went and got pregnant for another one.  I was duped!

When my son arrived, I realized the cold, hard truth.  I was just an average parent who got really lucky with the behavior of her first-born.  And, now that she is twelve, I’ve found that she’s pretty typical too.

She likes to sit in her room listening to music, she loves hanging out with her friends and she doesn’t talk to her little brother unless the conversation is an argument.  She also doesn’t always tell the truth. Dealing with this tween in our midst has become a bit of a handful.

The other night, my husband and I dropped the kids off at my mom’s house so we could attend a wake.  When we were leaving, my husband kissed our daughter on her forehead and said, “Be nice to your brother, okay?”

She replied, “I will, Dad.” 

Then he turned to our son and asked, “Buddy, you’ll be nice to your sister, right?”

Which is when we realized we have an entirely different kind of handful with this kid, when my son said, “Probably not.”

    Comments

  • Sarah


    But on the upside, he is very honest.

  • SurprisedMom


    Ok, I laughed out loud. You will always know where you stand with your son. Isn’t that refreshing?

  • meleah rebeccah


    Your son is toooo funny. Man, I love that kid!

  • Tara R.


    That is awesome. I wish my two were that truthful.

  • Kimberly


    Boys will always tell it like it is…

  • Dawn (Bee and Rose)


    Sounds like a conversation at my house!

  • madoliv


    This is just the tip of the iceberg you know!

  • Melisa


    Honesty is the best policy…

  • dysfunctional mom


    You gotta love that brutal honesty!

  • weaselmomma


    You have great kids and your sons brutal honesty keeps me in stitches!

    BTW, I go MIA for a few weeks and everyone in my blogroll gets a new site design? Did I miss the memo?

    I love the new look.

  • Patty


    Every post you write about your son is my favorite. I don’t even know him but just love all his stories :)So precious!

  • BEAN


    Awesome. Spoken like his Daddy, I thought!
    But, you had me at wake… ?

  • Otter


    The truth is not always as pleasant as you might think. He’s awesome.

  • Tabitha (From Single to Married)


    Found you from TPW and had to say that this made me laugh out loud! 🙂