You don’t say

by Mir on January 27, 2006 in Offspring: ecstasy and agony

(Special! Bonus! Friday! Mini-entry!)

Me: Hey buddy, I hear you got a time out at recess.
Monkey: … yeah…
Me: Wanna tell me what happened?
Monkey: No thank you!
Me: Yeah, um, it’s not really optional.
Chickadee: Yeah, Monkey, that was a returgical question.
Me: Rhetorical. And not exactly.
Chickadee: That’s what I SAID. *huffy sigh*
Me: Okay. Monkey? What happened?
Monkey: We were playing a GAME.
Me: And…?
Monkey: Miss Teacher thought I tackled C.
Me: Did you?
Monkey: No!
Me: Okay. Did C… fall down? And then maybe… you fell on top of him?
Monkey: It’s not like he was CRYING or anything.
Me: Oh, well then.

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7 Responses to “You don’t say”

  1. 1
    ben January 27, 2006 at 4:07 pm #

    Ha! He is great. Not like he was crying.

    Also, you can hear this way too frequently in my house:

    Parent: How about we change that poopy diaper?

    Child: No, thank you!

  2. 2
    dad January 27, 2006 at 4:22 pm #

    Hey! I ask returgical questions all the time. It must be one of those traits that skip a generation.

    Thanks for the bonus.

  3. 3
    Bob January 27, 2006 at 4:22 pm #

    he’s got the makings of the perfect politician.

  4. 4
    buffi January 27, 2006 at 4:56 pm #

    Well, if he wasn’t crying, I really don’t see what the problem is. Those teachers. So nitpicky. And those mommies and their returgical questions. Sheesh, women, get off his back already!

  5. 5
    DebR January 27, 2006 at 11:23 pm #

    I’m picturing Monkey saying “but Moo-ooom, he hit me back first!”.

    Returgical questions are my new favorite kind.

  6. 6
    Julie January 28, 2006 at 10:58 am #

    I’m fairly sure if the incident is void or tears and blood, then it doesn’t really count…at least that’s what I’ve been lead to believe from the smallish boy :)

  7. 7
    Cele January 28, 2006 at 11:39 am #

    It’s all in the telling.

    Oh, and I have it on good authority adults just don’t understand.

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