Tired 15 year old son enters living room and says, "Mom, what does persuasive mean?"
Mom: Well, when I was on the phone with your teacher trying to get her to change your test grade I was being persuasive?
Son: Huh?
Mom: (Offers more formal definition.)
Son: Huh? (He says this a lot.)
Mom: Tell me why you need to know.
Son: I'm supposed to write a persuasive essay.
Mom: Oh, well then you need to write a 5 paragraph essay that tries to convince somebody of your point of view.
Son: Five paragraphs?!
Mom: It's due tomorrow isn't it?
Son: Uh... yeah.
Of course it is.
Back with knitting later.
4 comments:
I know that people say that it gets easier as they grow. I totally know they're making that up. It doesn't get any easier. And when they're teenagers, they only offer more opportunities for Mom to want to lock herself in the bathroom.
I disagree with km: it does get easier, buy only after they move out.
"but". I meant "but".
Been there done that too many times. I think I have developed an ESP for this kinda thing. Watch their behavior and I guarantee that the kid who has nothing to do, really has a major project due - tomorrow.
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