Everyone probably knows that kids seem to inherit the habits that parents least want passed down to the next generation. In my family’s case, it’s the pack-rat mania, which translates to: my daughter collects trash. Oh I’m sorry, I mean “found treasures“.
This is not a new post topic for me, I’ve probably composed a good half dozen “my kid is a candidate for A&E’s Hoarders” rants this year alone.
But today my opinion of what she considered worth keeping changed. She found something that had me ask her if I could keep it.
She said no. Then she asked me what this new found treasure said.
I dodged the question but that meant letting her hold on to the treasure. I figured I could ask her for it later.
Later when her dad got home, I asked her for the awesome find again.
She ran and got it from her hiding spot (her shoe on the shoe shelf — mental note: check all her shoes and boots after she goes to bed) and presented it to her Dad.
She asked again: What does it say?
And thankfully he thought of an answer:
“blome”.
Then he paused “…and it means nothing.”
I’m sure he meant “everything“.
Mental Note: I must destroy that pin to prevent any covert attempts to pull that out at junior kindergarten.
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Too funny, Katie!
Thanks for the belly-laugh!
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 9:08 am
@Gunfighter, You’re welcome. Glad to give you a Monday morning laugh.
Yeah, Show-and-Tell would be… fun.
Oh, and my kids hoard too, like their father… whoever he may be. And here I am, an aspiring minimalist. I’m *this close* to going completely bitchcakes and throwing everything out while they’re at work/school.
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 9:06 am
@Nenette, I’ve been there and actually done the purge. Tis liberating but SHE FREAKED.
For now I’m holding the button hostage from both her and her father’s clutches. Cannot have it used for evil ya’ know.
That’s hysterical! LOL. Great quick thinking by Dad. :)
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 9:07 am
@Bethany, It’s strange how his quickest thinking involves his other head.
(who said that? not me ;)
Twitter: tenakim
September 28, 2009 at 9:48 am
no reason to destroy a perfectly funny and inappropriate pin- send it to me- I’ll get good use out of it.
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 10:11 am
@tena, only if you promise it will be used for evil and not good ;)
Haha! Perfect. I need to find me one of those!
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 2:02 pm
@Jen @ lifelovenwine, I know, I want to find more like these. I’m getting a kick out of the fact that putting pins on your jacket and purse still hasn’t gone out of style. I loved finding pins that made me laugh when I was a teen.
Twitter: mariamelee
September 28, 2009 at 10:56 am
Hahahaha. Blome.
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 2:03 pm
@Maria, we should totally try to make that into a new catch word.
omg!
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 2:03 pm
@kyooty, I KNOW! Thank goodness she showed it to me before she showed it to her teacher.
“Blome.” Sweet!! That is just hilarious… and I really needed that laugh. Thanks!
Twitter: motherbumper
September 28, 2009 at 2:04 pm
@grumble girl, thank you for finding it funny too. I’m going to do my best to make “blome” the new “it word”.
@motherbumper, I do believe it’s my new favorite word… “BLOME, you rude fucktard!” Swell. I love it already. I’ll plan to use it later this afternoon – I’m certain there will be an appropriate use for it before sundown. :)
Twitter: DExtraordinaire
September 28, 2009 at 4:17 pm
blome…hmmm, is that the gnome’s evil cousin. No, its probably the do-gooder and that’s why we never hear of them. So of course, they have to wear those bright pink buttons so you know what they are.
You probably should check Gigi’s other shoes. A poor blome might be suffocating in there, for realz.
I love it, and how cool is she that she won’t give it to you! It’s like she knows it has some kind of mythical meaning…and this is really not coming out right, oh Blome! Very funny!
Blome is the past perfect tense of bloomed.
Ack! The hoarding! I have a big and a little hoarder at my house. Maybe Nickelodeon will start a fun and whacky show featuring tween and/or pre-tween Hoarder interventions.
“blome” where you’re planted…..,
Twitter: Al_Pal
October 2, 2009 at 8:48 pm
Blome. Awesome. Meep.