Young Ladrinka: Mom, I went to the principal’s office today.
Marinka: Oh?
YL: Not because I was in trouble. Just to talk.
Marinka: That’s…nice. About what?
YL: Well, it all started when I told Bobby that if he was a real man he’d punch himself in the face.
Marinka: And what did Bobby do?
YL: He punched himself in the face. But it wasn’t very hard, so I said that I’ll do it.
Marinka: That you’ll punch yourself in the face?
YL: No, punch him in the face.
Marinka: But aren’t you a real man?
YL: I’m 8. So I made a fist and started to move it like I was going to punch him, but then when it got really close to his face, I thought, Bobby is your friend and punching friends is wrong, so I stopped right near his face and didn’t touch him.
Marinka: Excellent thinking.
YL: Unfortunately, Luke was there too and he said, I’ll do it! And punched Bobby in the face really hard.
Marinka: Uh-oh.
YL: Bobby started crying and Luke had to go to the principal’s office.
Marinka: I bet.
YL: And then the principal said that he needed to talk to me.
Marinka: How was that conversation?
YL: Long. He was all this is not proper conduct for school.
Marinka: Or home, I may add.
YL: So I’m not allowed not to punch my friends now? That makes a lot of sense, mom!
Marinka: …
YL: I’ll just have to punch everyone in the face now, if that’s what you want.
Marinka: …
YL: I’ll just tell them it was your idea.
Marinka: …
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That is awesome. I LOVE that kid’s logic!! 🙂
That kid has brains. You are raising a future world leader! Think about it 🙂
I love the fact that children are SO literal. Conversations between mothers and sons are awlays funny!
Great. Now I have to go punch someone in the face.
Twitter: gdrpempress
April 15, 2010 at 10:24 am
I love your part in the dialogue
Marinka: ….
Twitter: AMOblognut
April 15, 2010 at 11:05 am
Well I’m as confused as he is now.
I guess I’ll just keep punching people in the face, but only on an as-needed basis.
Twitter: Mamabirddiaries
April 15, 2010 at 11:10 am
that bobby obviously had it coming. what a wimp.
My father told me about 60 years ago that you are not a real man until your face is polished couple of times…..
So, more is coming
Twitter: gonnakillhim
April 15, 2010 at 12:18 pm
Since you’re in NYC, you’ve got to see God of Carnage. Punching kids and befuddled parents. Made me laugh. Your son may have written the screenplay; he seems like a witty one.
Start saving for law school now.
Twitter: MommysMartini
April 15, 2010 at 8:51 pm
I once got into all kinds of trouble for daring another girl to jump into a fire ant hill. She did it, even though any idiot knows that fire ant bites HURT. She was covered in ants and ant bites. I got a spanking. I thought that was completely unfair because, after all, she was the dummy who was dumb enough to do the jumping.
Moral of the story? Your kid is way smarter than I was when I was six (eight?). Whatever. You get the point.
this reminds me of the time my sister kicked a kid while she was swinging: “But I told him, he may not want to walk in front of me. I warned him.”
kids are way smarter than grown ups
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April 16, 2010 at 7:45 pm
Do adults get sent to the principals office for punching people in the face?
Cause I can totally take the principal.
yeah, good luck saying no to the next lego set. this guy has some excellent logic.
I enjoy how your son is the catalyst for mayhem, but didn’t actually perform any of the physical aspects of it. Nicely done, Ladrinka.
Twitter: wacdance
April 22, 2010 at 9:26 am
Kids make me laugh so hard.