Scene:
We are starting our morning work after breakfast. I tell one of the teenage sons (I'll leave his name off to protect his identity) to do get started on his zone.
And then, I say these words,
"And you might want to vacuum in there. The carpet is looking pretty rough."
And then I walk away to do my morning work.
Later in the morning:
"Son, why didn't you vacuum?"
His reply:
"You said, you might want to, and I didn't want to."
And lesson learned-when talking to boys, spell it out for them.
They are not inept as many would believe.
They are smart-too smart.
And he was smart enough to interpret the mommy-look I gave him and immediately got the vacuum cleaner out and got to work.
Friday, September 14, 2012
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Yes, smart boy.
ReplyDeleteI think that would apply to men too! Spell it out for them. Boys just don't seem to outgrow it.
ReplyDeleteNice. Smart kid for sure.
ReplyDeleteI'll be the first guy to bite:
ReplyDelete"And lesson learned-when talking to boys, spell it out for them."
-Yeah, regardless of age, we need it spelled out
;)