Pull Up A Chair

Is my child really gifted?  My oldest son is possibly one of the smartest people to walk the face of this earth.  (Seriously.)  I've seen his test scores and he's been in the gifted and talented programs in two different states. There is no doubt in my mind that he's got the brains to go with his incredible good looks. (Aquired from his father, of course.)

But what is it about intelligent people that makes them absent-minded, yet conniving? 

Yesterday, while standing not two feet from the front door, he announces he's going to my truck to get something out of the back.  I tell him, "Honey, make sure you unlock it first.  It's armed."  He answers, "Ok Mom."  Two seconds later, I hear the alarm blaring.

I scramble to find my car keys since it's apparent he didn't have them. I disable the alarm and wait by the door for him to come back in.  When he does, I bless him out for not paying attention and then ask him (foolishly) what he was thinking.  His response? Nothing. He told me he honestly wasn't thinking of anything when he tried to open the door.

Wanting to soften the blow of my disapproval for such silliness, I ask him if it scared him silly.   Instead of laughing, he cried, telling me that I am mean for getting on to him for making a mistake. It's important to note that this 11 year old has made this mistake 7 times in the last 10 days.  Of course, that made me feel like a heel.

So I sent him back out to the now unlocked truck to retrieve his backpack. Just as he reached to open the door I set off the panic button.

That'll teach him to guilt his mama. 

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• #14 Comment from suzet71 
  1/27/04 6:22 PM | Permalink

  LOL!!!!!! I really enjoy reading your entries tonight and I am sure to add you to my favorite. I laughed so hard on this one it made me cry in fact I'm still laughing. Thank you so much for a good laugh. No wonder you won for best journal of the week. This story sound just like something my son (also 11) would do and I would of done the samething to him. Congrats on Journal of The Week you really deserve it.
  
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• #13 Comment from lilbidypretty1 
  1/26/04 2:25 AM | Permalink

  LMAO
  I too have a gifted son and find myself battling with him for the reins sometimes. Glad I am not the only one. I would totally do the same thing!
• #12 Comment from misdiva818 
  1/25/04 10:17 PM | Permalink

  You and I must have gone to the same school of motherhood. Your journal entry made me laugh sooooo hard. You are a wonderful storyteller.
• #11 Comment from cvgflydis 
  1/22/04 11:30 AM | Permalink

  Well, I actually laughed aloud at the end of this. I love demented parents. (I'm one, too)
  My Mom gets me every year with some antic such as yours. Thanks goodness, I can pass this inherited trait on to my 3 children.
• #10 Comment from hunybea4him 
  1/22/04 11:17 AM | Permalink

  heheee great entry. And Congrates on making the top five again!!
  
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