(lou waiting to get her adult makeup applied while i am shopping in dia's merle norman. picture has nothing to do with story.)we met sweet friends yesterday afternoon to celebrate one special boy's ninth birthday.
we hit up the chick-fil-a & while the kids played, i dug around for a free drink coupon in my hello kitty wallet. (vintage, circa 1984. where i used to keep my $2 weekly allowance.)
i grabbed my coupon & walked up to the counter.
lou was tagging along.
handing over my coupon for a free large sprite...
hi. i would like a diet coke in lieu of a sprite please. actually, make it a diet dr pepper. i always forget that your diet coke is minus the caffeine.
i get back to the table.
lou is still tagging along beside me.
can i have my sprite?
no, baby. this is my drink. it is an adult beverage.
but where is my sprite?
i didn't get you a sprite. i got myself a drink. you are going to get ice cream in a bit.
i thought that was the end of the conversation.
but lou sticks around & sulks a bit more.
sometimes lou's sulking turns into frustrations which turns into anger which never ends well (for her).
this is when it happens....
angry face.
fists clenched.
stamping foot.
ugly tone.
(am i painting the picture for you? if you know lou, you know this stance.)
but mom!! you said a diet coke & lou a sprite!!
i almost fell out of my chair laughing.
forget that my child is in need of anger management.
it was time for a short vocabulary lesson.
phrase of the day...
in lieu of
4 comments:
HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously. I'm crying.
What a great way to start the day. I can't stop laughing...
So funny - Elizabeth has had than confusion with her name "Bizzie" & the word "busy". She used to fall on the ground screaming if she heard say, "I'm busy" - she would scream, "NO, YOU'RE NOT!!! I'M BIZZIE!!"
That is great!!
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