So don't you love it when your kids get a 1 up on you? At first I thought it was an accident. How things that make you look bad always seem to come up in front of others thanks to your children. Now I realize it is intentional tiny drone warfare by the minions. I was put on to the game because it hit me that mine have started to realize when they may have the home field advantage. You know what I'm talking about, they test you out by saying things that make you look really bad but you can't react to it. No matter how bad you want to throw them over your knee, you have to smile and shrug it off. On the inside you are fuming. In case you didn't notice; for some reason they have this invisible protection surrounding them when other people are around. They can always sense it, depending on who it is they also know how high the level of protection will be. Let me run you through a few scenarios.
If it's say someone like their grandparents the level is fairly low and they choose their words more carefully. The most you can expect in these situations is something like the conversation below.
"Oh mommy is this that chicken you said you didn't like that grandma makes" (while you are sitting at the dinner table with grandma).
They even make stuff up but you know that no one believes you when you deny it.
Me- Puzzled "Honey I never said I didn't like it"
Kidwithadeathwish- "Yes you did remember you said, I don't like that it's nasty".
Me- nervous giggles "No I didn't I would never say something like that, that's rude"
Littlebrat- "I thought you did because you said it's gross".
Grandma just smiles mentally removing you from the will. That little snot just successfully sunk my battleship. Though I never said anything of the sorts, no one will believe me. Of course you can't over react because it just makes you look more guilty, so while you want to jump up and tell the little liar to stop telling stories. You know this makes you sound like a 6 year old arguing with their sibling. That or a parent that is embarrassed the truth is out so you are taking advantage of your parental powers and punishing them. Yup you have to suck it up make a mental note to make liver for dinner tomorrow as punishment while you sit there mortified.
If it's say someone like their grandparents the level is fairly low and they choose their words more carefully. The most you can expect in these situations is something like the conversation below.
"Oh mommy is this that chicken you said you didn't like that grandma makes" (while you are sitting at the dinner table with grandma).
They even make stuff up but you know that no one believes you when you deny it.
Me- Puzzled "Honey I never said I didn't like it"
Kidwithadeathwish- "Yes you did remember you said, I don't like that it's nasty".
Me- nervous giggles "No I didn't I would never say something like that, that's rude"
Littlebrat- "I thought you did because you said it's gross".
Grandma just smiles mentally removing you from the will. That little snot just successfully sunk my battleship. Though I never said anything of the sorts, no one will believe me. Of course you can't over react because it just makes you look more guilty, so while you want to jump up and tell the little liar to stop telling stories. You know this makes you sound like a 6 year old arguing with their sibling. That or a parent that is embarrassed the truth is out so you are taking advantage of your parental powers and punishing them. Yup you have to suck it up make a mental note to make liver for dinner tomorrow as punishment while you sit there mortified.
