Do you have a child with no common sense?

[Forevryoung]

My dad- definitely my dad... although I have many "blonde moments" myself

When I was learning to drive my dad took me around the neighborhood. We got into an argument about coming to a complete stop at stop signs. Apparently my definition of "complete stop" was different than his

My 16 year old self got angry at him. I got out of the car and declared that I was walking home (remember I said we were in our neighborhood).

He drove home and of course, got home first. When he walked in the door the conversation with my mom went like this:
Mom: Where is K(me)?
Dad: I dont know.
Mom: What do you mean you don't know??? She was driving!
Dad: Well she just got out somewhere and decided to walk.
Mom: You let her get out of the car? Was she upset? What do you mean you dont know where she got out? Did you look at the street sign? Was it far?
Dad: I dont know, maybe I should go look for her.
Mom: Were you at least in the neighborhood?
Dad: As I just told you, I DONT KNOW!

I walk into the house.

Mom: Where were you?
Me: Dad and I got into a fight on xx street (two streets away) and I walked home. Why?
Mom to dad: You really didn't know where you were?
Dad: No

Lets just say that was the first and only time we went driving together.

 

[Amlee]

LMAO, OP my oldest DD is just like this. We call her moments "blond".

This reminded me, Saturday I had my oldest 2 neices. We went to an Arts & Craft show. Both of them are Blonde headed. But the youngest is BLONDE!! One of the booths had a sign that said

"Some people are born Blonde, while others just act Blonde!"

The youngest looked at me and said I don't get it! Yup, I just about pee'd myself on that one!

 

[wendyl]

This morning I told her to get somethings to play with cause she was coming to work with me. She has her barbies in a backpack. I told her to empty her school backpack and fill it up with movies and other things. So she empties the backpack and starts putting the barbies from the other back in the empty one.

Anyone have this problem?

OK--I gotta tell ya-- I don't see why what she did was not sensible--maybe I missed something. Honestly, if it was me---I would have done the same thing--I would have followed the instructions I was given (out of obedience) to empty out the school pack-- and then I would have put in my barbies (if those were some of the 'things' I wanted to play with), then with what room was left over, I would fill it with movies and other things. That way I would have followed my instructions given to me AND condensed my backpacks down to 1--rather than carry 1 with movies and other things and another with my Barbies.

Did I miss something--or misunderstand the situation??

I wonder if you were thinking it was unsensible because she should have just filled the Barbie backpack with movies and other things---but if so, you gotta remember one point: you told her to empty the SCHOOL PACK--and so she did. That wasn't being unsensible--that was being obedient.

 

[wendyl]

I think I'm still like that - do you know I had to read this 3 times to understand what was wrong with the Barbie story!

HELP ME--I still don't undertstand what was wrong with the Barbie Story!! Help me someone!!!!

 

[Makdyn]

HELP ME--I still don't undertstand what was wrong with the Barbie Story!! Help me someone!!!!

I told her she can take the barbie backpack as well. but also empty your school one to put the other things in like paper, dvds, markers. She actually empty her school bag like she was told but was putting all of the barbies in the bag instead of the other things and I am not sure if she would have then put the other things (dvd, paper, marker) in to the bag that had the barbies.

 

[JNorris]

This thread is SO my child! Makes mostly A's in school, but I have to tell her every day, put your dishes up, go to the bathroom, brush your teeth, put your shoes on, etc. Here's her latest:

She got a note home from school (she's in 3rd grade) that she did not turn in her spelling homework (which was to write down all her spelling words for the week on a sheet of paper) one day last week, so now she has to write 20 times "I promise to turn in my spelling homework, it is my responsibility" or something like that. Well, when she sees that, she goes ballistic, and says she DID do her homework that day. Since I knew she had done it, and remembered seeing it in her bookbag the day AFTER it was due, I asked her why she didn't turn it in. She says she THOUGHT she turned it in, and when she found it in her bag, she thought maybe she had accidently done it TWICE, so she just threw it away.

Who accidently does their homework TWICE? And when she saw it in her bookbag, why didn't she give it to the teacher then?

 

[mamacatnv]

This thread is SO my child! She says she THOUGHT she turned it in, and when she found it in her bag, she thought maybe she had accidently done it TWICE, so she just threw it away.

Who accidently does their homework TWICE? And when she saw it in her bookbag, why didn't she give it to the teacher then?

 

[kellyg403]

This thread is SO my child! Makes mostly A's in school, but I have to tell her every day, put your dishes up, go to the bathroom, brush your teeth, put your shoes on, etc. Here's her latest:

She got a note home from school (she's in 3rd grade) that she did not turn in her spelling homework (which was to write down all her spelling words for the week on a sheet of paper) one day last week, so now she has to write 20 times "I promise to turn in my spelling homework, it is my responsibility" or something like that. Well, when she sees that, she goes ballistic, and says she DID do her homework that day. Since I knew she had done it, and remembered seeing it in her bookbag the day AFTER it was due, I asked her why she didn't turn it in. She says she THOUGHT she turned it in, and when she found it in her bag, she thought maybe she had accidently done it TWICE, so she just threw it away.

Who accidently does their homework TWICE? And when she saw it in her bookbag, why didn't she give it to the teacher then?

Kelly

 

[desiab]

You have just described my DD11. While at Disney last month she had many "duh" moments.

We are at Wolfgang Puck Cafe and she orders a Pepperoni pizza. When the pizza comes she gets extremely upset and didn't want to eat because she said the menu didn't list pepperoni as one of the ingredients.

This is how the menu listed the Wood fired pizza: "Pepperoni - roasted garlic, roma tomatoes, and sauteed mushrooms $12.95."

 

[alexis_fate]

I amnot talking about a couple of dumb things they did cause they wanted to or their friends are doing it and they know it is wrong but did it anyways. My dd 6 has no common sense at all. Everyday all day. She is so book smart that she lacks the common part. Here is a few examples that recently happen,

The other day she forgot her backpack at school, fine most kids do this,

I asked where she left it ?
dd : in the hallway
me: ok why was it not on your back
dd: because the bus came to quick
me: why didn't you take it with you when the bus came
dd: I don't know (typical answer)
me: why was it not on your back
dd: it was but it fell off and I did not realize it
me: what you did not realize a backpack fell off your back
dd: yeah
me: I have worn backpack also and you can realize if it is not on your back

This morning I told her to get somethings to play with cause she was coming to work with me. She has her barbies in a backpack. I told her to empty her school backpack and fill it up with movies and other things. So she empties the backpack and starts putting the barbies from the other back in the empty one.

Anyone have this problem?

I swear she must be my DD 9's twin!!! We go through this all the time!!!

 

[CookieGVB]

Insert my son's name here. Except I don't think he likes peaches. My other son loves to tell him he is the most completely random human being he knows.

It frightens me sometimes. Truly.

I have this 13year old that is going through what I have decided to call a "I Like Peaches" phase.

As in you can be standing right in front of him, look him square in the eye, and ask something like "Brad, have you done your homework yet?"

pause pause pause
blank look

"Brad?"

pause pause pause

Kid looks back at you and replies with some totally random phrase similar to:

"I REALLY like peaches."

I honestly hope this is just a phase and he isn't going to be like this forever.

 

[*Fantasia*]

It sounds a little bit like my daughter. But I love her dearly regardless.

Walking to our car on our way to school and realizing that she does not have her backpack on her. This happens once or twice a week.

Where's your bag?

-Oh.. I forgot.

Forgot?! How could you forget? You're going to school and you need it.

-I don't know.. I just forgot.

So, we walk back to the house.

She also does this with her coat knowing how cold it is outside.

 

[cats mom]

OK I had to dredge this one back up.
I posted on page 1 that my DD is a bit this way, but I mostly considered it teenage jello brain.

I recant!
And since you guys will understand... here's why:

Last night DD gets home at about 11:30pm and tells me she needs to be at the school at 8am to board the bus and head to a regional cheer competition, but she has no gift for her secret sister.

OK I can deal with that, been there before; that's teenage jello brain, in fact we ran into 2 other girls from the team in Walgreens at 7:45am doing the same thing.

But that's not the end of the story.
I get the following phone call about 45 minutes later:

DD: mom, I didn't bring my skirt, I need it.

Me: You're on your way to a regional competition and you don't have your uniform? What were you thinking?!!

DD: well, I didn't have it on when I left.

Me: obviously not. But I told you to double check your bag 5 minutes before we left to be sure you had everything. Did it not register with you then that would need your uniform - all of it?

DD: well it was not really missing from my bag because I was supposed to be wearing it.

Me: OK I give up, you win. I'm on my way.

This is the same kid who came home just last week with the highest score on a really tough honors chemistry test - not just in her class, but all the honors classes at the school.
But she couldn't make it to a cheer competition fully clothed.

 

[Boston5602]

Guy at work -his kid is just not smart. This guy from work married a woman just like his mother ! To know how smart his son is , heres two stories

1- His mother ( in the 70's) took the grandmother to the store , and told her do not leave the car . When his mother got back to the car she looks around for her mother and sees her sitting in a car two cars down. She toots the horn and yells out out get over here. This nice 89 Year old woman gets out of the car and walks over to the other car and gets in. His mother asks " why did you leave our car for that one " I didn't says the 89 Y/O . At this point his mom is having trouble starting the car and a nice guy comes over to ask if they need help . Yes we can't get my car started and the nice guy says cause its MY CAR. The 89 Y/O said she never left the car.

I heard that story after what happened last month with his wife.

2- Friend at work at trouble with the car right after his wife had used it. He brought it to get fixed they couldn't , and sent him to a dealership. Found the problem took 3 weeks total to get fixed and almost $1,000.00 .

He gets home and asks his wife honey the day I had a problem with the car , did you fill up the gas tank? YES she says , funny too she had a problem doing so . The problem was she couldn't get the nozzle in right but with time and effort she got it. She used a pen to hold open the nozzle aqre and fiolled it up , with Diesel , not gas.

So this all leads up to how smart his son is!!!!!!!

 

[goudaman40]

I don't have a child, but my SIL has no common sense.

When she was going through Driver's ED she asked my husband what the bumps (reflectors) on the road were for. He explained that it was brail for the blind to be able to drive. He told her that the blind had cars with special tires to read the "bumps" and keep the car on the road and stop when necessary.

Wouldn't you know she believed him and proceeded to explain this process to her entire Driver's Ed class!@

 

[Boston5602]

my friend college graduate, did NOT know the mood didn't shine til she was almost 30... this same woman is trying to make a new drug to cure cancer.

my sister thought the sun and moon were the same ,just went into a different MODE at night . She found out this wasnt the way at age 24

 

[Lachesis00]

I am so gigglin at these stories.

My FIL is this way. He is a doctor. I swear... at time I can't comprehend why he does the things he does. Or things he says. I get them but I really have to think about it (and it isn't just me).
My husband is kind of the same way. No where near as bad as his dad. I told him he got the brains, I got the common sense. He is book smart and I street smart. Luckily we work well together. Although he often makes me shake my head.

Once we were following my father in law and my son over to his house. Instead of having my son call us on the cell (or him) he'd pull over on the highway to tell us stuff we already knew. I know he was trying to be helpful but I am still amazed he didn't get run over.

He did so many "had no common sense" things when my husband was growing up. Luckily my MIL has a lot of common sense. Of course they are divorced now. She couldn't take his oddball ways (she tried for 25 years-- how they even hooked up is beyond me).