Today, one hour before bedtime on the last day of the school holidays, my kids informed me that they need art smocks for school. They have no idea why I'm frustrated. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
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Today, my daughter asked me if we could make sticker art. Of course I said it was OK so she went to get some stickers. I wondered where she was going when she walked into the bathroom, but I didn't ask. I left the room and when I came back, her paper was blank and my pads were stuck to the wall. FML
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Today, I did a quick load of laundry so I would have work clothes for the week. I don't have my own dryer, so I dried them in the one in my building. After running out to my car, I came back to find that my neighborhood kids had added 6 sharpies to my clothes. Every uniform I own now has stripes. FML
Today, after hours of protesting and tantrums, I finally got my kids to clean their rooms. They're all really proud of themselves and enjoying all the extra space. I'm stuck with the three extra loads of laundry they found in there. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Looks like you're the smock in this scenario. Pro-tip: Dad's old t-shirts -- you kill two birds with one stone.
Glowworm56 27
When I was a kid, I just used one of my dad's old buttoned down shirts--instant smock!
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RichardPencil 32
Looks like you're the smock in this scenario. Pro-tip: Dad's old t-shirts -- you kill two birds with one stone.
Glowworm56 27
When I was a kid, I just used one of my dad's old buttoned down shirts--instant smock!
awildwhisper 30
Maybe you could use old bed sheets or pillow cases.
LostInTheZone11 29
Ahhhh reminds me of the time when my brother was in high school and told my mom they needed to make flan for a Cinco de Mayo class party the day before.
Druu 53
Want to prove a point and ensure they never do this again? Send them to art class wearing (clean) garbage bags.
novdestiny 23
Yup. Old shirt worn backwards does the truck :-)
TeacherTeacher 11
This is a teaching moment. They go to school tomorrow without smocks and an explanation as to why. If they pull that stunt again, same treatment. They must learn to tell you in a timely manner when they need something.
URBeingLied2 23
Wrong. The right answer is don't have children.
Victoria Craw 1
Reminds me of the time my little brother waited until 10 o'clock the night before to tell my mom "Oh by the way I volunteered to bring 10 pounds of taco meat for the school party tomorrow!" My mom was PISSED but she couldn't let down an entire class of kids so she made an early morning grocery run and made the taco meat, then grounded my brother for a month for not telling her earlier.
kevinsagirl2323 8
just dig out some old shirts. that's what we used when I was a kid
Hangryko 32
It's their problem now.