Saturday, February 20, 2010

respond if you please

i've been talking to a buddy about the crazy things ours kids are learning, and it got me thinking about some of the truths i held self-evident when i was young-er. now, as a parent, i have to carefully consider whether or not to pass along any of this mis/info to my kids.

• you can't go in the water until 20 mins after you eat. (youngish to oldlish translation – i need a chance to rest {possibly revise to one hour})
• jumping off a bridge, just because your friends are doing it, is not a good idea (there will be no reference to any n.zed midnight bungies)
• don’t swallow your gum because it won’t ever digest.
• if you say bloody mary ten times in a dark bathroom and when turn on the lights you will see a scary woman in the mirror. (light as a feather, stiff as a board works too as long a you keep your eyes closed)
• treat others as you would like to be treated (no reference to any high school girlfriend)
•do unto others as you would like them to do unto you (catholic guilt – again no reference to any high school girl friend)
• just because it is in a book doesn’t make it true (revised for the internet)
• cautiously pop any pimple close to your forehead. (something to do with not getting all of the puss out and poison to your brain)
• you can’t pray to god for material things, because it doesn’t work that way (i won’t share the part about stealing, because you can ask him for forgiveness)
• there are only 106 na’s in ‘hey jude’ (two are nananana’s so they don’t count) {but if they ask… there are seventy seven la’s in the “don’t you”, breakfast club sound track version})
• he hits you because he likes you (nothing about any donkeys)
• you need to get good grades in order to get a good job
• marking your parent’s bottles with pencil lines before you have your friends over to raid their liquor cabinet. then refilling the bottles with water does work. (but when the time comes - i will be counting the beers in the garage refrigerator)

so now i am going to ask you for something (you have a few options):
a) post one to add to the list. b) reply to the february go kart event. c) both a and b. d) sorry there is no none of the above.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Irish/Catholic
If you masterbate it will make you go blind.

Mexican/Catholic Whenever I got hurt.
God is punishing you for something you did wrong.

Mexican/Catholic
You better learn to wipe your ass be for you get a girlifriend

Drunk/Mexican/Catholic
See what you made me do.

Ther are more but I have yet to come to terms with them in therapy. Although I do reserve the right to add to my list later.

Thank you

Anonymous said...

My dad always said, "No matter how well you play, if you play long enough, the house always wins." I made sure to pick up after myself for fear of the house.

At age 10, I believe he was the house and at 21 I figured out what he meant.

Anonymous said...

"don't eat standing up, or your feet will get big"
(although let's face it: is that a bad thing?)

"don't make that face or it will get stuck" (which might explain the sh**t"-eatin' grin that was plastered on george bush jr's mug all these years)

"why buy the cow when you can get the milk for free?" (cuz we all know how much the ladies love being compared to cattle.)

Anonymous said...

Urban Legend...
Salving your genitalia with Abreva prior to sex will stave off genital herpes.

Anonymous said...

"Q-tips should not go in your ear" (Then what are they for?)

ironic that they were invented by the polish...

Anonymous said...

Never shave your balls in the dark.

Anonymous said...

Suburban Myth...
it is safe to put aluminum foil, CDs, grapes, matches, liquid soap, a light bulb in a glass of milk, dried kitchen sponges and bag of potato chips in the microwave (just don't turn it on)

moty said...

i have 20/20 vision and virtually hair free palms

your dad the house – my mom the pit boss

the only thing better than cold milk is free cold milk

that cool, tingly abreva sensation

i can’t even tell you where my doctor put a swab once

or use that razor on your face

heating water molecules and poodles don't mix either

thanks to all for your responses. please keep'em coming!

Anonymous said...

Health: Playing quarters with you kids to get them to drink milk. He is an off the nose ringer!

Math: Playing Bizz Buzz to improve math skills. Her seven times tables are a piece of cake!

Hand eye coordination: Playing Thumper.

Finances: Three card “Moty”

I'm preparing them for college!!