He Sure Told Me!

Tyler was in trouble yesterday for something-or-other, and I sent him to his room for time out, as usual. "Tyler, go sit on your bed!"

His response? An obnoxious and defiant "FINE!"

My reply? "And you better watch your mouth when you speak to your mother, too!"

And then the colloquialism was revealed as just that: a colloquialism. His frustrated return? "I CAN'T SEE MY MOUTH WHEN I'M SPEAKING TO YOU!"

DUH, MOM. How can I possibly watch my mouth when I talk to you?

And I struggled to remain stern, but lost in the end because, let's face it: he sure told me!