My husband and I have always made bets with each other on various topics. Before we had our kids and when we were both working we would make sizable (several hundred $) wagers with each other.
One day we were out of town and I thought I saw one of my students from my Sunday school class. I pointed him out and of course the hubbs immediately dismissed that it was him. I was pretty sure it was him, so I bet my hubby a new designer pocketbook if I was right and he could get a new rod and reel of equal value to my pocketbook if he was right.
We happened to be at a basketball tournament when all of this happened so I had to wait till the game was over to go and see my student. Long story short, it was my student and the hubbs was not happy.
I usually won these bets with my hubby and yes they were silly bets but we have so much fun picking with and teasing each other. Sometimes we bet on who knows what. We got into an argument about where the mini Coopers were built and who made them. You can imagine the salesman's surprise when we pulled into the dealership to get the facts to resolve our bet. You guessed it, I won and this time I got a mani/pedi.
I am sharing all of these crazy stories so that I can share the latest between Sprat and I. He was being hard headed, as teenagers do and refused to take any notebooks or pens or pencils to school on his first day. I insisted that he would need to write things down and he needed to take a notebook and a pencil. Naturally, being the loving mom I am, I packed a notebook, pens, and pencils in his bookbag without him knowing. He was still insistent that he would not be writing anything down on the first day. I do not know where they get this attitude? Heeheehee. He proceeded to bet me he would not be writing anything down. He has the know it all attitude but he forgets that I DO KNOW IT ALL. You moms know what I am talking about. He bet me $100 that he would not write anything down. Well, you know I could not resist this one. I took his bet and when he came home from school last night he pulled out all of his papers that would need signing and low and behold he had written several things in his agenda and on his papers. I did not take my child's money, this little mishap will be worth way more than $100 later on down the road. This little gem will stay in my mom arsenal of "do you remember when?"
Here is to all the moms and dads fighting the good fight day and night, hang in there and know that your kids will thank you later on down the road. It took me twenty-two years to learn and realize my parents were always right. Love and hugs to you all.
One day we were out of town and I thought I saw one of my students from my Sunday school class. I pointed him out and of course the hubbs immediately dismissed that it was him. I was pretty sure it was him, so I bet my hubby a new designer pocketbook if I was right and he could get a new rod and reel of equal value to my pocketbook if he was right.
We happened to be at a basketball tournament when all of this happened so I had to wait till the game was over to go and see my student. Long story short, it was my student and the hubbs was not happy.
I usually won these bets with my hubby and yes they were silly bets but we have so much fun picking with and teasing each other. Sometimes we bet on who knows what. We got into an argument about where the mini Coopers were built and who made them. You can imagine the salesman's surprise when we pulled into the dealership to get the facts to resolve our bet. You guessed it, I won and this time I got a mani/pedi.
I am sharing all of these crazy stories so that I can share the latest between Sprat and I. He was being hard headed, as teenagers do and refused to take any notebooks or pens or pencils to school on his first day. I insisted that he would need to write things down and he needed to take a notebook and a pencil. Naturally, being the loving mom I am, I packed a notebook, pens, and pencils in his bookbag without him knowing. He was still insistent that he would not be writing anything down on the first day. I do not know where they get this attitude? Heeheehee. He proceeded to bet me he would not be writing anything down. He has the know it all attitude but he forgets that I DO KNOW IT ALL. You moms know what I am talking about. He bet me $100 that he would not write anything down. Well, you know I could not resist this one. I took his bet and when he came home from school last night he pulled out all of his papers that would need signing and low and behold he had written several things in his agenda and on his papers. I did not take my child's money, this little mishap will be worth way more than $100 later on down the road. This little gem will stay in my mom arsenal of "do you remember when?"
Here is to all the moms and dads fighting the good fight day and night, hang in there and know that your kids will thank you later on down the road. It took me twenty-two years to learn and realize my parents were always right. Love and hugs to you all.
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