Snippet 1: When providing an update for The Boy on events in The Park this week, i emphasized how tremendously functional DQ has been regarding Mom’s care.
The Boy: Nice to hear she’s finally pulling her own weight. Well, um… I’m not sure anyone could be that helpful.
Snippet 2: There was much more adventure for out little family this week than just the medical drama in The Park. While settling in to a much anticipated Happy Hour “Strategery” Session with colleagues from work on Friday afternoon, i received a call from The Girl. She’d been in a car accident, but was uninjured. Another driver turned in front of her, and an unavoidable T-Bone was served to the errant motorist.
The Girl handled the situation perfectly – address safety, assess injuries, contact police & insurance company, in that order. Relieved, i asked if she needed me to assist.
The Girl: No, I’m fine. The cop offered to drive me home. Sweet. I’ve never been in the back of a police car*!
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* Unlike The Boy, who said he’d been on the plastic police car bench seat twice. His first offense i knew about – a misunderstanding about a borrowed car. The second? “I wasn’t arrested. I was detained. For skateboarding. Or maybe it was trespassing or something…”
May 19, 2008 at 3:32 am |
GTA / A misunderstanding about a borrowed car
Potayto / Potahto
May 19, 2008 at 3:59 am |
I was *just* bemoaning the fact that I’ve never been arrested. How can a girl reach 32 and never have been arrested? Pfffft.
May 19, 2008 at 4:14 am |
hahaha… how like a boy, they just tell you what they think you need to know. and then minus a few details.
so glad the girl is ok xx
May 19, 2008 at 5:51 am |
I’m with The Boy on this one. No harm, no foul. So how many times has daisyfae been in the back seat of a police cruiser? Just trying to gauge how righteous you can be with him.
And very glad The Girl is okay.
May 19, 2008 at 10:08 am |
kyknoord – Penis-Owners Of The World, UNITE!
dolce – has the Great and Powerful Mandaloo simply sweet talked you both out of trouble with the law?
nm – I vaguely recall the “detention” story. The cops were just hassling the sk8erboyz for kicks…
gnu – I do not recall… And if i *did* recall, i can’t remember details…
May 19, 2008 at 12:31 pm |
At least he’s never been on an episode of ‘Cops’. That would be one for the ages as often as they are repeated.
May 19, 2008 at 1:12 pm |
I was once “detained” – perhaps I’ll blog about that on my site one day soon…….
May 19, 2008 at 2:42 pm |
One thing about boys though, they are so much less devious than girls. We always know how to tell a really good lie.
May 19, 2008 at 4:20 pm |
Well, I was arrested and fingerprinted once for a traffic accident, fingerprinted again when I went to work for the dog pound (it was a county police agency), fingerprinted again for my short stint with the IRS (don’t ask, don’t tell). But mostly I got to ride shotgun in the police car because I was married to Barney. I almost got charged with assault once, (no alcohol involved). But that’s a story for my blog.
May 19, 2008 at 6:08 pm |
uncle keith – not yet. he’s prepared to strip down to a wife-beater, knock out a tooth, and be the stupid drunk redneck who never shuts up, and thinks he’s Einstein and talks to the cops about the Constitution… oh, yeah. he PRACTICES this stuff…
umdalum – i look forward to the story!
MdW – yes. with boys you generally know what they’re thinking – certainly as teenagers. with girls? too many options, too many creative solutions…
silverstar – these sound like some spectacular stories as well! i look forward to reading about them!
June 10, 2008 at 6:15 am |
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