This is my first ever Writers Workshop! I am pretty stoked about it. Click above to join in or to read other stories.
I have chose to write about the 3rd prompt. Why? Well read on and I think you will see how much I love myself why I humbly decided to.
Via Mama Kat’s prompt post this week…
3.) Oops. Write about a time your kids were yelled at for something they didn’t do.
(inspired by this tweet from Big Mama Cass, “After scolding Monk for saying “Dammit” he brings me a diamond shaped puzzle piece and says “dammit mommy?” He was saying Diamond. I’m awesome.”)
I was going to prepare a Conversations with Monk post but with an open invite like this from Kat, how could I resist?
So the other night Monkey keeps saying “Dammit?” “Dammit?” “Dammit?” and the thing that is confusing with him is that every single thing he says ends in a uplift, or whatever you call it and I am too lazy tired to look it up. Meaning it sounds like he is always asking me a question. So when he really is asking a question, it’s really hard to tell.
So he just keeps saying damn it, and finally I just say “Monk! Don’t say that word!” and he just looks at me dumbfounded. He walks off to his playroom with his shoulders slumped.
About 5 minutes later he comes up to me holding a piece of his shape puzzle. He is holding it up and very quietly he says… “dammit mommy?”
I could have died. He was trying to say diamond and his proof was his diamond shaped puzzle piece.
{Palm… Head}
This was the day after this took place…
I was on the phone with my Mom preparing dinner. And we were yapping on and on like we typically do. Monkey decided he wanted to color, so I put him up into his highchair at the table while I finished cooking and talking.
And drinking my beer. 
Monk: Beer?
Mama: Beer?
Monk: Beeeeeer?
My Mother: Did he ask for Beer??
Mama: No Monk, you can’t have a beer. That is for Mommy only.
Monk: Beer?
My Mother: Cassandra! Is he asking you for a BEEEER?
Mama: Monkey, just color your picture please.
Monk (he starts to whine): …Beeeeeer?
My Mother: Why does he want your Beer?
Monk (trying to climb onto the kitchen table… where there is a bowl of fruit): Beeeeee hee heee heeeeer!?!?!
Mama (the light bulb goes off! ding!): Pear? Did you say PEAR?
Monk (starts to giggle in relief): oooookaaay!
Mama: See Mom, he didn’t want a beer, he wanted a pear.
whew!
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Twitter ID: TheBlueZoo
May 20, 2010 at 12:10 am
LOL I love little kid talk! It always makes for good blog posts that for sure!
.-= Stephanie @ The Blue Zoo´s last blog ..Monkey Minute =-.
LOL Thank you Stephanie
Twitter ID: mssalti
May 20, 2010 at 12:45 am
Dude, it cracks me up how moms can’t even figure out what their kids are saying!
.-= Ms. Salti´s last blog ..The Domestic Goddess Emerges… =-.
Oh shut up. You will see one day. Watch. {raised eyebrow}
Hilarious! I just love little kid stories. Isn’t it crazy how they learn things. LOL
.-= momma fargo´s last blog ..The Gong Show =-.
Yes. Very crazy! LOL
Twitter ID: mylife_itsgoing
May 20, 2010 at 4:51 am
That’s funny! Good times with the misunderstanding of children’s language! Hayden has indeed asked to have a beer before (as well as wine). Sorry Hayden, they are just for daddy (I don’t drink).
LMAO!!! Go Hayden!!
Twitter ID: mishelle42
May 20, 2010 at 4:59 am
You will be very happy to know these events only scar the parents not the children…
I love children… just love them to bits!
M
HAHAHA Good to note
When the boys wre little my husband and I would call each other butthead (I know not romantic but hey it was us) and then one bright sunny Sunday our then 6 yo son walks up to his dad, who is talking to a group of men at church, and says ‘Hey butthead can we go home?”. Yep we pretty much had to cut out the terms of endearment.
.-= Stephanie´s last blog ..Mama Kat’s Assignment =-.
LMAO!!!!!!!! That is awesome!! Love it!
When you inspire a prompt, you can’t just walk away! Glad you are “devirginized.” Love these stories … I remember those days of trying to figure out what my little one was saying but never had quite such a funny time with it. The Dammit one is priceless.
Visiting from Mama Kats…
.-= Jenners´s last blog ..Writers’ Workshop: The Chapters of My Life =-.
LOL Thanks Jenners!
I’m literally cracking UP at my desk and people are staring cuz I’m sure it’s odd that a grown ass woman is laughing at apparently nothing…LOL
You are the awesomesauce!!!
.-= Aunt Crazy´s last blog ..TST 05/18/10 =-.
LMAO Crazy!
Twitter ID: mama4real
May 20, 2010 at 6:48 am
Lol. Happens all the time, except for us, it’s usually reverse. He says “juice bag” B/c Daddy gets mad in traffic.
He says “DUmb Mask” B/c daddy gets mad in traffic. Sensing a pattern? Yes. All of my children’s bad habits come from their father. Driving in traffic.
.-= Julie Presley´s last blog ..Just What I Needed. =-.
LMFAO! Unfortunately all of my sons bad habits (at least in the foul mouth department) come from me. His Dad barely even says shit. {sigh}
Yes, sometimes only mommy can understand what they won’t and sometimes even WE can’t understand. LOL I had many of those moments. Enjoyed your story and I used your prompt too!
.-= Peg´s last blog ..The (Crayon) Writing is on the Wall =-.
Thank you thank you Peg
Twitter ID: aWrinkleInTime
May 20, 2010 at 6:59 am
When my kid says Damnit, he is really saying it and it is soooo my fault! It must be so frustrating for kids when people don’t know what they are saying!
.-= Kameron´s last blog ..Natey at 35 Months =-.
Oh trust me, Monk says the real thing. A lot.
Twitter ID: dailydribbles
May 20, 2010 at 7:12 am
LOL! It’s so hard when they are young and can’t form the words. Last night, Buster was yelling at me because I kept thinking he was saying that he was a “duck”, when in fact, he was a “dog”. Silly me.
.-= Kmama´s last blog ..Monkey Minute: 5/17/10 =-.
LMAO Kids are so funny.
LOVE it….little kid talk is the best. I was just thinking that I want to start writing down all the adorable things my daughter says before I forget them and the little kid talk is all gone. Great job for the writer’s workshop (at least in my book)!
.-= alyssa´s last blog ..COMMENTERS. SAY. The. DARNDEST. Things. =-.
You should document it for sure!!!
This is too funny! I totally agree that kids just learning to talk are really hard to figure out. Ellie is trying to say things all the time and I swear, sometimes I hear her cursing too but she’s not
Monkey is really adorable
Hehe, Beer and Dammit…well in another 15-20 years, those probably will be part of his vocabulary.
LOL I sometimes think Monkey is doing that too.
And thank you
haha!!!!! how sweet…that pic is gorgeous!! we may have to do an arranged marriage for our children bc he is going to be one handsome man!!
.-= Kimber´s last blog ..More About Moi’ =-.
HAHAHA!! Thank you Kimber
This is too adorable! What a sweetie pie! I swear they should offer a second language course in school for Mom’s learning how to speak baby!
Thank you Chana! I agree!
Twitter ID: amy5719
May 20, 2010 at 8:14 am
haha very nice! my brother and I used to sorta have our own language. well, not really a language, but more mumbling or talking with our mouths full and we’d still be able to understand each other and carry on full conversations. Our mother was always like- WHAT are you guys saying!?
.-= Amy´s last blog ..Randomosity =-.
HAHA That is too funny!
Twitter ID: tonisue
May 20, 2010 at 8:45 am
LMAO!! My son is six and we still have this issue a (he didn’t start talking until he was three thanks to autism). He kept saying shit in a store once. And I kept getting on him to stop. Finally after the tenth time, and me threatening to ground him for life- I realized he was trying to say shirt. His had a spill on it. D’oh!
.-= Toni @ Hemp & High Heels´s last blog ..Chores =-.
HAHAHA That is adorable! When Monk says Shit at the store, I just pretend he is saying Sit and I say “yes sit, we sit in our cart” lol
Twitter ID: LovinStilettos
May 20, 2010 at 8:51 am
LOL!!!!!
.-= Michelle @ Mommy Loves Stilettos´s last blog ..♥That was Deep. =-.
Twitter ID: TamingInsanity
May 20, 2010 at 10:55 am
How awesome to have a prompt named after you! Woooohoooo!
I’d like to say I’m over from Mama Kat’s since I participated too, but really I’m over from Twitter.
I fear that my child really will be asking for the beer. Even if he’s not my parents will tell the story that way.
.-= KLZ´s last blog ..All You Need is Love =-.
I was pretty stoked about it myself!!
LMAO!!!
Visisting from Mama Kat’s.
I am so glad he only wanted a pear and not a beer. I have to say, since he was coloring I thought you were going to say that he was refering to a bear but the pear thing is hilarious…especially since your mom was freaking out. The diamond story is pretty funny too b/c I can totally see him walking away upset and come back to show you what he was talking about.
.-= Mrs. Mullenix´s last blog ..Writers Workshop: Stickman Comics =-.
LOL He makes me laugh EVERY DAY!
hahaha Wicked funny! I should start writing down my son’s too!
You totally should!!
Twitter ID: rudyrukus
May 20, 2010 at 1:27 pm
You crack me up! Funny post. I so meant to join up with her this week too. #Fail!!! (on my part) You however huge #success!!!
.-= Brandie´s last blog ..Wordful Wednesday =-.
LOL Thanks doll
Twitter ID: bellebeandog
May 20, 2010 at 1:40 pm
This was my first MKWW, too! And I smiled when I saw you a one of the prompts!
And I’m totally hearing a shrill “mom voice” for the “Cassandra! Did he say Beeer?!?!”
HA!
.-= liz´s last blog ..When I Got Robot Parts =-.
LMAO!! You heard that shrill too eh?? HAAAHAAAAHA!
I’ve done this once or twice myself! Sometimes their baby gibberish can be a little questionable!
Very cute picture
Thank you much
Oh, & I love your Glee graphic on the left!!
.-= Davney´s last blog ..Top Ten Thursday, Quote Edition =-.
Thank you! I got it over at Zany Dezines… http://www.zanydezines.com/2010/05/freebies.html
She has several. Her page is awesome, check it out!
LOL you owe me a mouthful of coffee
Awww hahaha
ps. YAY!
Little ones are very hard to understand…! My kids ask for beer, because their silly father offers sips to them…at ages 7 and 9! Drives me crazy!
.-= Tammy´s last blog ..Father’s Day Giveaway for Channellock Tools =-.
If Monkey see’s a beer sitting around, he is like a moth to a flame! You can’t keep it unguarded for even a second or he sneaks some! LOL
Twitter ID: rnrgrl
May 21, 2010 at 1:41 pm
I thought of this when I read your story:
I was a day care teacher for a class of 18month olds just on the brink of “real” talking. We had them out for a walk one morning. The lead teacher was at the front of the pack, and I was near the end. A little boy near me sees an empty beer can lying in the street and says, “beer”. The next little boy echoes him, followed by a little girl and on down the line. There we are, two teachers leading 15 toddlers all chanting “beer” as they go down the sidewalk. I still giggle and snort 20 years later!
HAAAHAAAHAAA! That is priceless!! Thanks for sharing
Twitter ID: mamakatslosinit
May 21, 2010 at 11:06 pm
I loved that tweet! Funny how even our own kids can trick us with their baby talk! This kind of stuff happens to me all the time working with kids as much as I do. Cracks me up.
.-= Mama Kat´s last blog ..Kindergarten Blues =-.
HAHA Thanks Kat