My two oldest girls have been driving me crazy the last few days, sniping and whining and just being bothersome. It has *not* been pretty.
Monday at dinner they had the following exchange.
Both: [general bickering, mild personal attacks disguised as conversation]
YaYa: "It doesn't matter LuLu. When I grow up I'm going to be famous, and you? Well, you'll just be poor."
And with that, no lie, she twirled her fork into her mouth in that snooty food critic style.
LuLu: "Oh, yeah? Well when I grow up I'm going to get married to a cool boy and you'll be married to a dork. And I won't invite you to my wedding, so pfft."
YaYa: "It doesn't matter. I'll just show up anyway."
LuLu bursts into tears. "You just can't show up if I don't invite you! You can't! Daddy! YaYa says she's going to go to my wedding but I didn't invite her!"
I will say this for them though, as long as we're on the subject of dinner. Both of 'em eat salad like it's candy, ESPECIALLY LuLu, who'll ask for one out of the blue. Heck, I think I had all of twenty salads in my entire childhood, and between them they come close to matching that in a week.
Smiley, not so much. Meat is pretty much all we can get down him at dinner without a fight, although he does all right with broccoli (w/ ranch) and asparagus in moderation.
Lump, while a voracious eater, loses 90% of her meals to the floor around her high chair.
That sounds SO CUTE!!! ('Course I don't have to listen to it every day!! LOL!!!)
ReplyDeleteJoann
Too cute.....although what they don't realize is that there are "poor" boys out there looking for wives, and yup, you can show up without the invitation. Hopefully with your good parenting you can fix all these little tiffs before the reality of rich vs. poor hits home, and personal invites seem to be long lost. :) N.
ReplyDeleteOh, and the dork part.....well, they are out there too, believe me! N.
ReplyDeleteKids !!! love em...sometimes !!!!! mind you would'nt be at all surprised if Lala did become famous..she is such a great wee dancer and actor ! Love Sybil xx
ReplyDeleteOh, what an exchange! I love the "I'M going to be famous and YOU'LL be poor!" LOL
ReplyDeleteBeth
LOL! My oldest loves salad too. The other two think veggies are torture devices. Estela
ReplyDeleteJust give those girls a few years, you ain't seen nothin' yet! ;)
ReplyDeleteSalads were always a favorite at our house. Especially the toppings that came out of the garden.
:) Leigh
Please mention to Yaya that fame and riches do not necessarily go hand in hand.
ReplyDeleteOnce the wealthy families in the US raised their daughters to believe that a lady only had her name in the papers at birth, on her wedding day, and in obituaries. O tempore, O mores.
;^) Jan the Gryphon
There is more to come, when boys come into the picture...lol
ReplyDeleteJeanne
Sound like typical siblings to me...lol. Don't you love a child that eats everything you give them. My grandson is sooooo picky, but his sister will eat anything. She and I are going to have a Chinese Restaurant evening out together this Friday. No sense taking the boy...waste of money.
ReplyDeleteHugs, Joyce
So cute. I have heard conversations, and had conversations like that with my siblings.
ReplyDeleteI love salads also.
Julie
Glad that your kids love the salad, and the ranch dressing. Take a gander at Beth's entry regarding a conversation we recently had with my Cousin in CA, and how the kids at her school do croutons and ranch dressing :o)
ReplyDeleteJust wait until they hit pre-teens & the size of their breasts are the topics! HA!
ReplyDeleteYeah..I'm grateful to only have ONE girl. Then I just have to hear about these conversations ;)
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