Thirteen Things I’M TIRED OF HEARING
The following is a list of things – in no order – that make me want to scream (and since my family is tired of my rants – I’ll do it here for your enjoyment! 
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1. -I’m bored - The dreaded two words every Mother hates to hear over summer vacation. Let’s just say – as the mother of three – I’ve heard this enough already!
2. – I’m hungry - Right up there with #1. Why does summer bring out the munchies and the sudden lack of ability of the kids to find their own way into the kitchen to see what’s there – suddenly I need to be a neon menu sign…Done with these words too!
3. – I want (insert item of the day!) - Everyday it’s something else…I want to go here, I want this, I have to have that…argh…
4. – I’ll just write a romance - Newsflash! If you don’t read ‘em, don’t waste your time trying to write one. It’s not as easy as you might think.
5. – I’ll just write a quickie harlequin book - Newsflash! It takes quite a bit of talent to write a complete story with punch and plot in such a short space – and the competition is fierce. Please see #4.
6. – Writing’s not a real job - Excuse me? Have you ever sat your ass in front of the computer or with pen and paper and tried to write a 400 page book that has a cohesive plot? Anyone who says this isn’t a job is probably on crack. YES – it’s a great job, but it still required actual effort on your part.
7. – I don’t want to go – Yes, if you have teenagers, you’ve heard this before and it usually comes just before the family event you’ve been dreading as well. So, we all put on the happy faces and make an appearance – as I tell my kids “suck it up.”
8. – I have no clean clothes - Uh oh! Unfortunately for me, I hear this a LOT around my house. Since I can’t teach the 8 year old how to do laundry yet, I actually have to get myself away from the computer and down to the basement every few days to do some wash. Thank goodness, the hubby is great at laundry and pitches in quite often with a smile on his face (just another reason I love that man!)
9. – What’s for dinner? – If they haven’t figured out by now that Mom isn’t the best cook or planner of the meals – I have little hope for their future. See #8 – and add another reason I love my guy – gives new meaning to the phrase “kiss the cook.” – don’t mind if I do…
10. – I don’t have time to read, but I’m writing a book - Um hello? I completely agree with Stephen King on this one – if you don’t read, you have no business writing a book.
11. – Celebrity melt-downs. – Sorry I’ve had my fill for the summer of celebrity crack heads, DWIs, denial of steriod use, dogfights and gambling. What is about money that makes people lose their minds and their morals? Maybe it’s just the money brings out the dormant qualities us poor people keep in check in everyday? Don’t know and don’t care – stop your crying and whining and grow up!
12. – You’re not organized - Duh! I live in a world that I call “organized chaos” – sorry, but it works for me, limited stress and being too organized is probably not good either – right?
13. – Are we there yet? – Doesn’t seem to matter if we’re going around the block, to the next town or the next state – this is the phrase that is embedded in my brain for the entire trip.
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July 26, 2007 at 9:22 am |
Welcome back to TT! As to #12, when my son’s teacher complained (in front of other parents!) that he had no organizational skills, I replied. “He’s like his mom. We live in ‘creative chaos.’” Shut her up fast.
July 26, 2007 at 9:49 am |
The laundry thing struck home. My son tells me he has nothing to wear when the last pair of underwear go on. “Um Mom, I don’t have anything to wear today…” Yep, all too familiar.
July 26, 2007 at 12:29 pm |
Oh. My. Gawd… Numbers 4 & 5 really hit home with me. I have a coworker who KNOWS I write them, yet she sniggers and tells me she and her hubby are going to write a trashy novel. How hard can it be? They’re so stupid anyway…. yes. I swear she says this. To. My. Face! ARGH!!!! I feel your pain, sweetcheeks. Let’s move in with Peggy in St. Croix. LOL!
July 26, 2007 at 12:49 pm |
HELLOOOOO???? Are you my twin, or am I in another world where I’ve been cloned? I’m so glad I’m not the only one who is so tired of…
Happy Thirteen Thursday! See you next week, same place, same time?
Hugs and happy writing.
July 26, 2007 at 1:22 pm |
I am so thankful I am not alone when it comes to the laundry thing! My 11 year old wonders where all of his clothes are… just take a peak in the bottom of your closet sweety
July 26, 2007 at 5:30 pm |
Hubby drives me crazy with the “what’s for dinner” one. Luckily, he’s trained to do laundry so I don’t hear the clothes one. And boy, do I hear you about celebrity melt-downs. Who cares?
July 26, 2007 at 6:18 pm |
LOL! I’ve heard them ALL too!! My 13yo helps me with laundry, and I’m getting better at the “What’s for dinner” one. My favorite has to be #13, that’s what inspired me to name my blog.
July 28, 2007 at 7:35 am |
Yes! A true list of words a mother would rather not here again — or at least for the rest of the summer.
btw… I taught my 8 year old how to do the laundry. Really. And I never did his laundry again. He became a whiz and really enjoyed taking care of his clothes. He used to make a list (this seems odd but he did) of what he put in and what would or would not go in the dryer. Then he set the list on the machine after he started it. What a crack up! However… all my “training” (and my mother thought I was awful, “making him do the laundry) paid off big time! He actually worried about his friends. How would they make it in college? He could cook, clean, and do laundry; they could not. I only hope the woman he loves gives both of us a lot of credit some day. Tee hee!
July 30, 2007 at 1:34 am |
You know what I hate? I hate it when teenage son comes home and immediately opens freezer. “There’s nothing to eat in here.”
Usually my freezer is too full to put the last packet of frozen chips away. What does he think it’s full of? Frozen mice?