Sometimes the hardest thing about parenting is keeping a straight face when you’re supposed to be pissed. Last night…I failed. Utterly. This was in Liam’s science test from his folder last night…
1. Lisa wrote the following entry in her science journal: Muscles are only found in the arms and legs. The main job of the muscles is make us strong.
Do you agree with Lisa, explain your answer.
“No, because that is the most [idiotic] thing that I have ever heard in my life.”
2. What else would you write about muscles in YOUR journal?
“That you have muscles everywhere in your body and Lisa is stupid.”
Fisticuffs and Shenanigans 
Your kid will go far.
He’s a genius, but quirky. He’s either going to revolutionize the world or be a barrista. There is no in-between with him. Luckily for him…he likes cash…I think he’ll chase it.
I would hire Liam today as my defense lawyer if I needed one. He’s got it all figured out and can clearly argue his case.
You should see his passion when arguing for dessert. Seriously, he turns the lack of it, into a outright human rights violation. It’s brilliant.
I’ll consider him on retainer 😉
He says he will only handle litigation and criminal defense, and he’ll cut me 30% to handle filings.
That sounds fair, although my my criminal activity is pretty sparse. I’ll see what I can do to ramp it up a bit so he won’t get bored. And hopefully he’ll accept chocolate chip cookies as payment… I swear they won’t be stolen.
He says strictly milk chocolate chip, and the walnuts need to be lightly toasted.
Agreed. And easy, since his taste in chocolate chip cookies mirrors my own. Tell him if all lawyers were like that, they wouldn’t have such a bad image 😉
Well … it’s not as if he’s wrong. Let’s hope Lisa never gives birth, because she’ll discover the hard way that Liam is correct. There are muscles everywhere. However, as a teacher I’d try to coax him toward a better word than stupid … and perhaps to live that sentence out because it gives Lisa attention.
Trust me, the last thing I need is for this kid’s vocabulary to be bigger. Last week, he complained that he was tired of me assigning “obsequious tasks”. Read: “Unload the dishwasher”.
OH MY GOD, I love that kid. Lisa IS stupid.
Liam suffers no fools. When I tried to explain why he needed to be nicer (between being doubled over laughing) his look of injustice was epic.
I think that every parent on the planet fails that particular test.
At least I’m not alone… 🙂
He can be in my class when he gets to college. I would be thrilled.
Can you score him a scholarship for his superlative level of disdain? 🙂
I chuckled. Lisa IS stupid.
Lisa totally can’t walk and chew gum.
You guys are killing me here. I want to live there to experience these conversations in real time.
Lisa better be blonde and give good head – just sayin’.
Trust me…half the crap they say while I’m driving is better but I’m so hair brained, I can’t remember it by the time we get home.
Lisa better have a good rack, a trust fund, and no teeth.
Hahahaha! No teeth! Bam!
I’m sorry, but that is a proud mom moment to me. Wait. I’m not sorry. 😀
Agree! Although I’m not sure if I’m prouder of his science knowledge or his snark.
Yeah, I don’t quibble unnecessary compromise. 😉
Lol!
And THIS is why I hate giving scores or grades on student work! This boy is clearly brilliant….!
Well, he was technically correct, right? lol