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A conversation recently in our home.

Mother: Firstborn! I did 75 front kicks in one minute in Karate today!

Firstborn: Ya? But I bet they were amateur kicks.

Mother: Amature kicks? Of course they were not amateur kicks. They were beautiful, perfect kicks.

Father: Laughing

Firtborn: No they weren't. They were amateur kicks.

Father: Lastborn was there. What do you think, Lastborn? Were they amateur kicks?

Lastborn: Ya. They were really amateur kicks.

All the boys in the family laugh.

I bet I can kick their butts!

Up all night?

On Tuesday, we celebrated Lastborn's birthday by giving him two little star wars action figures. He was in heaven. In fact, the euphoria of receiving these coveted toys was enough to keep him up all night.

At 4 am, I awoke to hear him humming this tune: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/recs/radio/krex/-/track/B0002YCVJC002010/ref=pd_krex_dp_t/102-1719494-7492148#

Sibling Rivalry

This weekend we visited G'Pa in NY state. We were out at a diner for lunch. Firstborn had just finished a tall stack of pancakes and the waitress was giving him kudos for the great job. G'Pa responded that Firstborn was quite a fine young man.

Never letting big brother be the center of attention, Lastborn responded,

"He's not young and he's not a man either!"

Be careful what you ask them.

Shopping with Lastborn today. In our 3 hours of shopping, he kept rearranging himself for some reason. I kept asking him if he had to go potty and he kept saying no.

So finally, as we left Bed Bath & Beyond, I asked him, then why do you keep touching your penis?

You may guess his response:

1) Because I really do have to go potty.
2) Because secretly, I want to be a woman, and this thing is just bothering me.
3) Because I like to, in a sweet babyish voice.

As he finished this declaration, I looked up to see a young guy sitting on a park bench outside the store. He was grinning ear to ear and his shoulders were shaking convulsively.

Things I never expected to say to my kids

No. You can't take a gun to church!


and


Please take your head out of the mailbox!