Adults are Liars

Me to parent: "How many times a day do your kids normally brush?"
Mom: "2"
kid: "No, we don't!! we brush once!! Sometimes never!!!"
Mom: "Davonte, shut it!"

Me: "What do they usually drink?"
Mom:"Water."
Kid: "Kool Aid! Soda! Chocolate Milk!"

When parent leaves the room, this happens -
Kid:"I brushed my teeth this morning cause mom said we had to cause we were going to the dentist."
Me: "Oh?"
Kid: "Yeah, I usually don't. And I don't floss. We don't have any."

Another thing I (dis)like
(usually white) mom (in english): "Now (insert name here), come on."
Kid: "Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
Mom (who thinks noone speaks spanish here and is yelling in spanish at her kid: "You'll do it or I will hit you."
Me (in spanish): "Do what she says"

Mom runs into room away from anyone who can understand her.

Silly woman, you never know who is listening.

um

sitting on the rooftop cheering for people while they parallel park is fun. Sitting on the rooftop and cheering for people who are running and then notice that they can't hear you cause they are in their i-pod bubble is disappointing and vaguely irritating. case in point: i-pods are ubiquitous and somewhat of a social inhibitor. No more talking to random people on street corners or sidewalks or (yes, i've seen this) in stores. I wear my i-pod when I run too. But now I am thinking I might stop this behavior. It keeps you from noticing your surroundings. Who knows WHAT you are missing out on. Someone could be cheering me on from a rooftop and I could completely miss it. Life is too short to miss such things.