In the meantime, PrettyPrettyPrincess was at her fathers doing homework. We had just been seated at Brick Oven Pizza (way good by the way) and I get a text from her.
PrettyPrettyPrincess: Hey. I'm trying to write a poem. I need your help. What rhymes with "leaves"?
ME: Um. Believes. Sheaves. Heaves. I dunno. Go to Rhymezone.com
PPP: Ok. Thanks. Will do.
I thought all was well, and began to look at the menu. Oooh! A pizza "feast" for one includes a salad AND a trip to the Pasta Bar in Addition to a mini personal pizza! Hmm.... should I?
But, my thoughts were then interrupted by a follow-up text.
PPP: What does "heaves" mean? I think it's a verb, but that's all I know.
~Now, at this point two things come to my mind. 1) This explanation will take longer than I have the patience to send in a text. and 2) I want pizza.
ME: Look it up. Dictionary.com
PPP: Ok. Haha. You keep telling me to look online. K, Thanks. Love You!
ME: Yes. Correct. I am teaching you self-reliance. Go Me!
Yes folks. That's what I call A-1 parenting. It's how I do.
Haha! I may just get nominated for MOTY yet!
7 comments:
HAHAHAHAHAHA! Loooove it! "It's how I do!" I think may "do" that way too!
I thank you for teaching her that lesson. I get calls from all of my family asking me things that I google to get the answer to. If everyone just thought to do that first, it would make my life much easier.
awesome! i'm sure she felt loved. start picking out the place on the mantle piece for your trophy.
Have you started drafting your acceptance speech?
Ha ha that's what I would do! All hail the internet!
hey teaching a kid to be self-reliant is GREAT parenting! give a kid a fish (or a definition) feeds her for a day, teach her HOW to fish (or FIND the definition) feeds her for a lifetime!!
Am I right, or am I right?? ;)
that's awesome. the internet is great.
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