Aidan and I were grocery shopping, and we were at our final store. We were at the organic food store because I was picking up stuff to make miso soup. Mmmm. Miso soup. I figured it would be a great snack for me. And the store had tofu on sale. Score.
When we got to the refrigerated section, the tofu on sale was gone. All of it. Every kind. Gone. All that was left was the stuff not on sale. Three times more expensive. Ah damn. I bent over and looked down the shelf to be sure. Hoping. And-
Me: That sucks. Oh that sucks.
I stood up and shook my head.
Me: Man, that sucks so bad. Just sucks.
I was so disappointed.
Aidan: Sucks!
What?!
Aidan: Sucks!
Nonononono!
Aidan: Sucks!
Me: No, Aidan. Stinks.
Aidan: Sucks!
Me: Stinks!
Aidan: (laughing) Sucks!
Oh, no. I’m in so much trouble.
Aidan: (laughing) Sucks! Sucks! Sucks!
So much trouble.
Distraction!
Me: (singing softly with the store music) Who’s trippin’ down the streets of the city? Smiling at ev-
Aidan: SUCKS!
By now, we’re were nearing the cash register.
Me: Aidan! Wanna go to the bread store?
Aidan: WAY!!!
Me: Ok! Let’s buy these real quick and go get bread!
Aidan: WAY!!!
Shoo. God, I’m such a bad mother.
December 26, 2012 at 5:06 pm
Ahem. Quote from Miss M. a few years ago when her brother was tickling her: “Stop it! Why are you so fuckin’ weird?”
You are so not a bad mother.