Last week, at pickup, I asked Fiona how her day at school was. She gave me her usual "good", and that was that.
"Did you learn any new Spanish words?"
"Nope."
"Did you like the lunch I packed for you?"
"Yep."
"Did you do any writing today?"
"Mmm, I think so."
{pause}
"Mom? Why do you draw naked people?"
"Huh? What are you- where did you- what do you mean?", the stammering goes on.
. . .
A week before last week's interrogation, Terry and I had friends over for dinner and drinks. The second half of the equation was probably responsible for the pen and paper (grabbing the first notebook I saw), accompanied by side-splitting laughter.
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| His wee sweaty pony tail, done by our remains-nameless friend. |
evolved into this:
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| Nose picking Batali over the baby cauldron, done by Terry. |
which evolved into this:
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| Naked Batali holds a salami, done by yours truly. |
which evolved into something that would certainly warrant a Blogger Inappropriate Content Flag:
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| Mario, it wasn't personal. We only did this because we have low self esteem. |
. . .
The kicker:
"Mom, I don't mind if you draw naked people, but please just don't draw it in my school writing journal. My teacher will think I'm weird."
Shamefully I consent, "Okay."
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| Fiona, how does it feel to be more mature than your parents? |
p.s. My daughter was so sensible, she said that as soon as she saw it, she closed it and put it back inside her desk. Thank goodness I don't have to explain my perversion at any parent/teacher conferences.
9 comments:
The "drunk dial" has been replaced by the "drunk draw."
High five.
I'm about to pee in my pants.
I'm sitting on my front porch laughing so hard that my neighbors, who already wonder about me, are convinced I've finally lost my mind.
oh dera....this was hilarious!! guess all you can say is "woops." :)
Thank God someone in our family has common sense! But, I would have loved to hear Fiona try to explain the drawings to her teacher...."I did not draw this, my mom and dad and their friends did it. They're silly artists. Please don't be mad at them. I'll tell them not to do it again." You and Terry and Co. need a time out or some sort of restriction!
ML
That is too hilarious I had to show Glenn and we are both cracking up laughing.
I almost peed my pants reading this! You are too funny!
The only thing better than this story was me trying to tell John this story. He understood about two words due to my inability to tell a story...I was laughing really hard too.
I'm envious that we weren't the ones at the table drawing with you.
Hi.lar.i.ous!
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