WHATEVER
Comments(6) Yes my just turned 7 year old son looked me point blank in the face and said, “whatever” after I told him,”no, he could not wear his too small by now, Ironman costume under his school uniform”.
I said, “what did you say?” And he started making excuses,and saying how his friends say it, and me replying, “I don’t care what they say, you are not to say that in reply to me or dad, or any adults. However, if someone is bothering or teasing you than, yes by all means, answer whatever to shut them up”.. Is that confusing ??
My friend and I went to the screening of EAT LOVE pray…and we were talking to a very interesting woman on my right, and suddenly out of nowhere she said “you need to be writing. You have this gift and it’s lying dormant and you’re empty inside without using it/she than proceeded to read my friend …very correctly…and told us she was a prophet.. but not in a weird way..her daughter was to her left, and used to her mom, feeling a pull/pain in her neck and having to share this insight with the ‘caught off guard’ recipient. Hmmm. so that’s why i’m writing very quickly,and before Tim and Harrison return from baseball.
PS his bday was fun..i’ll write more…i hope ..soon..very soon…don’t want to die inside …peow…
Jen, “whatever” (just kidding), write more very soon!!! Ah and so it begins, all those new tests that parents have to go thru!! I laughed so hard over this, of course, I would never do that in front of Harrison. My sweet little Allura, 4 yrs old, got on the school bus the other day and said to her little buddy, “I hope you’re not going to be annoying”, go figure!! But I had to laugh! Have a great weekend!! “Whatever” you do! Love you & miss you lots! Wanda
Yeah, a tad bit confusing for 7 yr old. I doubt if Harrison will get the nuance. Mostly kids imitate their parents. They hear and see everything we do in the house in front of them. Every comment we make about friends, relatives, people on tv, any aside you think they don’t hear. If you say one thing and do another, they notice and will bring it up later years down the road and throw it in your face.
Try not to stress too much. I made the mistake of reacting too emotionally to my child’s annoyances and he clammed up. Parenting is fun anyway, right?
H*A*P*P*Y*B*I*R*T*H*D*A*Y…Harrison!
Jen…Love all the new pictures!
Yeah, Zanna, I have a memory when I was about 6 years old or so I guess. My mother would frequently use the phrase to my aunt, “I can’t stomach (him/her/entertainer/etc.).” I was visiting my two then 20ish cousins and immediately entered their home announcing, “I can’t stomach you!” Needless to say, I never said that again, although it continued to be a favorite expression of my mother!
But speaking of “whatever”, I recently saw the off-Broadway play “Whatever Man” written by Chris Jones’ Northwestern college pal and starring their college pal Russell Koplin! Please don’t tell Chris, but I still am not sure what the play was about, but whenever star Paolo Montalban said anything, my friend Russell’s response was “Whatever, man!!”. So waddayathink, Jen…do we have Harrison audition for the Paolo part when it hits Broadway???
Little dude’s growing up handsome.
Regarding “whatever,” a word from the been-there: Those sitcoms on Disney and Nick are packed with attitude, but verbal and demeanorwise, that in the opinion of most of us parents is a touch too abrasive. Does he watch those?
Hope all’s well,
S
HEY EVERYONE SORRY I HAVEN’T BEEN ON. OUR COMPUTER JUST WAS REPAIRED AND WE’VE BEEN AWAY ON VACATION AND NOW I HAVE TO REMEMBER HOW TO GET BACK ON HERE AND WRITE A BLOG..XOXOX HAPPY SUMMER