I'm about to do something impetuous

[Liberty Belle]

says my son, 7, before he climbed up onto the arm of the chair and jumped off yesterday. Please allow me this moment of pride in his vocabulary. This is the same child who was suspended due to behavior and is being tested in the coming weeks for learning disabilities.

And my 17 year old, at 11:50 last night opens our door and says, "Dad, Mom, San Francisco is exploding!" Of course I had to get up and look online only to see he was overreacting a bit. He says he read it wrong and thought a neighborhood AND an airport exploded, not a neighborhood NEAR an airport.

Sometimes I wonder what my life without children would be like...calm? Serene? Restful? Boring?

(That last bit was said tongue-in-cheek. No, Ann Landers, I do not, ever, regret having my children.)

 

[laughinplace199]

What a great vocabulary your 7 yr old must have! I'm not sure I've ever used "impetuous" in a sentence and I'm 42!

I love the things that come out of kids' mouths sometimes. This morning, DS4 was coming up with different scenarios for his action figures and commented that, "this one would be really awkward."

 

[cybrkitn]

I have a DS8 and I'm amazed at some of the things he says at his age. He can sound so grown-up that he has DH and I laughing. He has a good habit of doing that to his grandmother (my mom) as well.

 

[Liberty Belle]

What a great vocabulary your 7 yr old must have! I'm not sure I've ever used "impetuous" in a sentence and I'm 42!

I love the things that come out of kids' mouths sometimes. This morning, DS4 was coming up with different scenarios for his action figures and commented that, "this one would be really awkward."

LOL How cute!

Yeah, I had to look up impetuous just to be sure.