Rifts
“Limbs flailed and bodies crashed as we both hit the floor.
"What the Hell, Mom!" "Did you just say Hell?" His profanity diverted me from the instant worry of knocking my baby down. I forgot to check him for cuts, bruises or gashes in my shock.
"No?" "Yes?" I shot back.
"Maybe?" "Maybe you forgot that you aren't allowed to swear in front of your Mother?" "You swear all the time." Oh, busted! There is nothing worse than your kid calling you out when you're getting ready for an all-out motherly ti...rade on bad language. He was right. I did swear all the time. However, I was also old school enough that I felt confident in pulling the 'Do as I say not as I do' card.
I narrowed my eyes at him, scowling - with what I hoped was ferocity -and bellowed, "I can say what I want. I'm three times your age. When you get to be my age, you can say what you want. For right now, you're twelve and you're not supposed to swear in front of ladies. Got it?" He grumbled under his breath, forgetting that I could hear every word perfectly.MoreLess
"What the Hell, Mom!" "Did you just say Hell?" His profanity diverted me from the instant worry of knocking my baby down. I forgot to check him for cuts, bruises or gashes in my shock.
"No?" "Yes?" I shot back.
"Maybe?" "Maybe you forgot that you aren't allowed to swear in front of your Mother?" "You swear all the time." Oh, busted! There is nothing worse than your kid calling you out when you're getting ready for an all-out motherly ti...rade on bad language. He was right. I did swear all the time. However, I was also old school enough that I felt confident in pulling the 'Do as I say not as I do' card.
I narrowed my eyes at him, scowling - with what I hoped was ferocity -and bellowed, "I can say what I want. I'm three times your age. When you get to be my age, you can say what you want. For right now, you're twelve and you're not supposed to swear in front of ladies. Got it?" He grumbled under his breath, forgetting that I could hear every word perfectly.MoreLess
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