Do not give your child control of the garden hose on a hot, summer day unless you are standing close to the faucet so that you can turn the water off quickly if the hose should "accidentally" be directed at you.
If some child did have the audacity to blast you, point-blank, with a hose full of cold water do not run around shrieking like a banshee, as the child might confuse your running and shrieking as playing along. Even though you're fully clothed. Even though you are demanding she STOP.
Lesson 296: Sometimes it is much easier to do the chores yourself than it is to enlist the help of playful children.
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Lol..."Mommy's scared of waaaaaaterrrrr, Mommy's scared of waaaaaaterrrr...!!!!"
Duly noted.
I think the same rule could be applied to most husbands. Men see it as a good way of never being trusted with that particular chore again.
HAHA! You didn't see that one coming? COME ON! We all did that as a child...why? because it is HILARIOUS.
They always run....
The 4 yr old I nanny for loves playing with the hose. And yes, I've gotten soaked "accidentally"....
yeah, it's the same way with dogs; if you run away, they think your playing right along with them.
I have to say that when I read your post I tried to imagine the alternative to running around shrieking. Hmmmm.....a very stern Kathy B! standing still, wearing a severe facial expression and saying, "Stop it right this minute young lady" all the while being soaked from head to toe with the water hose.
ROFL!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! LMAO!!!!
Oh, sorry. It was a funny picture!!!
The adventures at your house are never ending! You ARE the Kool Aid house.
oh I can so see this happening...only because its happened to me before and well yeah I admit it...Ive done it to others before...sometimes you just cant take the temptation anymore!!!!
Our kids so patiently try to teach us. They really do. Hopefully one day we'll learn...
At least she waited till it was hot!
Turn it back on them! Payback!
This is a lesson I have learned, not as much fun learning it as reading about it.
Always easier to just do the chores yourself!!!
Just call me OCD control freak. I don't want help.
I've given my daughter strict instruction.
Feel free to spray Grandma with the hose - Mommy? No.
I suppose I should have mentioned that I ALWAYS squirt people with the hose. But when I do the squirting, it's hilarious and people laugh.
I can see where they might have been confused.
An unfortunate lesson I have learned the hard way, too. And Kathy B, you are the Queen of Mixed Messages.
My dog LOVES the water hose. The kids will get it and squirt him in the face and he just tries to bite the water and runs around the yard. He ROLLS in mud like a pig.....
Remind me again why I keep that dog.
Just be sure to pack a Super-Soaker so you can return fire.
Sounds like summer fun to me!
lol too cute!!
Hose+children=momwithamargarita.
That's how we roll in my crib.
I'm heading over to evenshine's crib.
I always tell the girls that it's totally okay to turn the hose on daddy or big brother R. But Momma? Not unless your ass wants a whoopin'.
And I am evil because I am laughing at you.
Yeah...that's a hard lesson learned:-)
It's the same with bears: if you encounter one, never run away. Walk away slowly. Otherwise they think you want to be eaten.
Also the same with salespeople at those little kiosks in the mall. Never make eye contact, or they think you want to be called "sweetie" and that you do need a new cell phone.
Lesson 296 is a good one!! :)
~Keri
yeah, I've been a participant in a back yard wet t-shirt contest that I didn't know I'd entered before... Not too fun...and no prizes involved. What a rip-off.
:)
LOL Too funny! I could totally see my kids doing that.
Lynnette Labelle
http://lynnettelabelle.blogspot.com
Lovely.....lovely.....lovely!
Oh, I hope you got those children back goooodd!!
ps. enjoy it while you can - one day they grow into teens and won't be caught dead with you - in the yard or not!
Oh my goodness gracious.. my boyfriend did that to me last night when washing his car. I wish I would have known that "do not run around shrieking like a banshee" advice before this happened.
I have to agree.
Thanks! Yeah, it's funny how our screaming is a signal to them that we want another shot of freezing cold water sprayed on our face! Happy summer! ;0)
Number 296 is noted..HA! NEver give the kids watering lessons unless you plan on being the one watered! Husbands fall into this category, too!
Oh, dear, amen. Plain and simple...amen!
I know my kids would do that in a heart beat. You are right some times you just have to do it yourself.
That's funny. Apperantly this works with a water canon that your cousin's son is holding, who thinks it's funny to get you because daddy is too far away. The solution is not to scream, but grab a giant bucket of cold, cold water. Dump it on the kid. Repeat as necessary.
AHAHAHAHAHA! I love it! Hey, where were you when I was learning this lesson first hand with Princess Nagger, hmmmm? (GRIN!!)
How funny. My son sprayed me once and I screamed, "HEY!" so loud that I think I traumatized him or something.
Oh no! I have to say, though, as hot as it was today where I was, that would have been nice..had I not been fully clothed...wait. Oh, you know what I mean! :-)
Yeah, I've learned this lesson the hard way too. Live and learn, right?
My boys quickly learned that is a no go here. Daddy? Fair game.
Mowhahaha! It may be easier to do the chores yourself, but it is not nearly as fun - or wet!
I would have killed my kids!! You didn't tell us how it ended, did you freak out or did you jump in and steal the hose and squirt them back?!
Thanks for the warning. Hee hee hee. :o)
That's cute.
:)
Sits friend.
d
Don't I know it! Having been blasted by #2 on numerous occasions, including ones when I am dressed for work. Can you believe the old blog yesterday? C-R-A-Z-Y!
WHERE IN THE HELL DO YOU LIVE AND GET OUT OF THERE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE WE HAVE TO CALL A ZOO TO RESCUE YOU.
I went a little cap crazy. Sorry.
sooooo what you're saying is I can't expect this to stop any time soon since your kids are older than mine....
shoot and I was so hopefully the end was near. ;)
good lesson to learn! hehe.
hahahaha! You can't be that naive. You don't put a hose in their hands without setting the rules....."Get Mommy wet and you die"
again. Are these the days you really REALLY miss michele?
Oh admit it - you loved it, lol!!! Sounds like fun!
I learned this lesson from my son long ago. I think they do it to get out of chores! lol
One lesson I had to learn the hard way.
Hugs and Mocha,
Stesha
I know that lesson well. (As well as the part of the mixed messages ;)
Yes, teaching children to be a bit more responsible is not always easy!
Gotta write that one down somewhere.
Hahaha, too cute! I mean, horrible...
(But really cute.) :-)
I feel like I knw your kids from reading this blog. I bet it was Emily who did this!
This sounds like you might be talking from experience but we all know that none of your children would dare follow in their mama's foot steps and squirt someone (especially their own flesh and blood) with a water hose.
Winks & Smiles,
Wifey
Dear Anonymous,
HA! It was not Emily it was Abby :)
She's equally as quirky as Emily... just maybe hasnt' gotten the same press!
You know you loved it!
All I could think about when I read this post is that I don't even like it when my kids get me wet in the bath.
Although, I must admit that I would have paid $$ to see this happen. Too funny!
-Francesca
I am reading this article second time today, you have to be more careful with content leakers. If I will fount it again I will send you a link
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