me: I’m sure even though you’re not his “biological” mom he’ll see that you treat the new baby with the same love and nurturing that you do with him. When he’s old enough, he’s going to be so thankful he had you in his life. Just like us with Bob.
Baby: ya, that’s what im counting on… just SO dreading the inbetween when he might decide he hates me ;(
me: high school will be a bitch. For all of us. One of our daughter’s will get pregnant. One of the kids will steal cars. Kainoa will sell drugs. To your son.
Baby: hahahah
me: He’ll be all gangster about it.
Baby: kainoa will be a bad ass that just fights, for no good reason.
me: With chains. Tons of gold chains. Diamond earring. Sideways baseball hat.
Baby: HUGE pants
me: hahaha. Daaaaamn mom.
Baby: thuggish ruggish bomb…
me: Maile says she wants to be a hair stylist when she grows up. Her first “i wanna be a….”
Baby: she’ll braid Kainoa’s hair, that’s where she’ll get her start, lots of little braids.
me: He’ll have one of those huge Hawaiian fros. I’m totally picturing him sitting on the floor between her legs and her with a pick. Watching the Real World.
Baby: hahahhah and Laina will be totally reclusive… goth… in her room with her lights off. dark makeup. hasn’t brushed her hair in years.
me: hahahahahaha (Baby has mentioned Laina’s unbrushed hair on several occasions) And I’ll be all “Laina I made your favorite!!….strawberry SHORTcake!! Please come out??” (For years my Mom thought strawberry shortcake was my favorite dessert and would bribe me with it…and it’s so not.)
Baby: she’ll be like “shut the hell up mom! go write in your blog” and Maile and Kainoa will stifle their laughter
me: I like how Maile is the most normal out of the three…she’ll be all “ummm Mom? Blondie’s picking me up in a half hour to go shopping…can I borrow some money?” (Blondie and Cub are my sister Lolo’s kids. Lolo’s family has gotten the wrap for being perfect because it’s that perfect “high school sweetheart/pretty girl + soccer super star get married” story).
Baby: ya, Blondie and Cub will be HORRIFIED at Laina, Kainoa and my little A… Little A. and Kai will be like “come on Cub, take a hit of this” and he’ll be standing there with his gatorade like “oh hell no…” The blue-eyed beauties will debate whether they want to own that they’re related to their cousins.
me: Lolo and Handyman will stop coming to family functions to shelter their children and Bianca will be all, “I never would have let my kids get away with that crap. Baby you need to take his cell phone away!”
Baby: lol…And you and I will be like “whats the big deal? they’re just kids being kids… WHO WANTS A GOSH DARN PIECE OF SHORTCAKE???!!”
me: Hahahahaha! Yes! I’m printing this chat out and putting it in Maile’s memory box…so they can read about how high our expectations were of them. I’d put it in Kainoa’s box, but he’ll be too cracked out to care.
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That was so cute. That’s the fun part of parenthood… watching to see what they will go up to be.
HAHAHA @ With chains. Tons of gold chains. Diamond earring. Sideways baseball hat.
Are those all your kids? Super Cute!
You girls really go out there don’t you. Whew. Don’t let the kids know you said this until they are …you know…past being influenced. LMAO
great post. you and Baby always crack me up. what a great relationship you both have. i’m especially close to my sister. of course, it’s only the two of us. great picture of all the little cousins, too. i am super worried about what my kid will be like as a teenager. i want him to remain preppy and continue tennis and swimming, but he’ll most likely have piercings, pants hanging off his arse, a wallet attached to a chain, a punk haircut, naughty friends, take the car without asking, date bad girls, and run up a huge cellphone/texting bill. All this just to rebel against us, but i don’t care. i’ll love him no matter what he becomes. he’s my baby, after all. have a great day and take care. did you watch the Globes?
Very funny MK- great way to start Monday with a smile.
Hawaiian fro, huh? I hope your kids don’t meet your expectations :)
–>Don’t forget that Kainoa will be looking like a Fool with His Pants on the Ground! haha…
~deb
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Haha! Might I just say that I am proud of you for making it through the “huge pants” section without breaking out with “pants on da ground”? Because, I definitely didn’t.
Hah ahha Super cute post…nice to know I’m not the only one in the “deep end” thinking about the hypothetical shenanigans of kids I’ll love anyway!
I’ve got boys and the Hubs and I joke all the time about how many times we’ll have to pick them up at the police station for completing some dare or streaking through the mall BUTT NAKED. God help us if it’s true that you get paid back for what you put your parents through via your own kids….someone just commit me now!
“watching Real World”….lol
Hahaha!! Thanks for the morning laugh! I love blog worthy chats that make you die laughing.
At least they can’t complain that the stress of your high expectations led them to their deviant behaviour.
Is it okay to say that I’m completely confused by this? Heeheeheeeeeeee! And do you really have 7 kids? Holy crap!
Justine :o )
Lol! The conversations you have with your sister… Well hey, at least your kids should easily be able to exceed your expectations. :)
Kinda love Baby…. =)
And how you are just so down to earth about your kids. Thats what I just LOVE about you. You keep it real.
mwa.
By then The Real World will have been in all the cool places and will be forced to tape in shitty cities like Topeka or Peoria. That will suck.
I hope your kids never read this post when they’re adolescents – they’d totally say that they want to live up to your expectations at that point!
I always just kept my expectations vague – happy, healthy and productive – and let them figure out the rest!
The girls have done well, The Boy is still a work in progress – and has had the most colorful experiences.
Have you started saving for their therapy yet? Don’t worry about college funds, I don’t think they’ll be needed.
BWHAHAHAHA! That is too funny. Nothing wrong with shortcake…but a good hot fudge sundae with a gooey brownie is far superior.
Oh god…big pants and sideways baseball cap. You just basically described my younger brother. He only wishes he could get his hair to form a fro.
I’m banking that my kid(s) will be a stand-up comedian.
You know, its good to have goals for your kids. I am hoping that one of my kid will sell crack so that they can give mommy a discount.
Your description of the baggy pants and sideways hat and gold chains sounds JUST like of my middle school students!!
OMG that’s classic!! awww my kids don’t have any cousins close to them. Since I only had one brother and he was killed in a car accident and my SIL has a girl…who is 21 now…my boys won’t have any one to smoke crack with! haha
This was hilarious. I just KNOW that one day my kid will say, “Shut the hell up, Mom. Go write in your blog.”
Probably before he turns 3.
Long as you’re gonna go all gangsta with it, you should include a really bad rap mix CD in the package you save for the kids…fo shizzle!
I’d love to see the reactions in 10 yrs!
I’m sure that someday when you have a President, an Attorney, and a Councilman they’ll be desperately trying to destroy whatever is left of your blog…just a warning. :)
I just came across your blog and LOVE it! So fun and cute!
I keep telling my husband how I want another baby, and he says just wait a few years and we’ll be grandparents. dd is 13.
I’m so glad to read this. I thought John and I were the only parents insane enough to do this.
We have the youngest boy pegged as a cross-dressing shoplifter.
I just came across your blog today…and this post is HILARIOUS! You SO need to put it in your daughters memory box!! :)
LOL my “normal” child now has more piercings than I think is normal….she just won’t quit!!
I am terrified about what the teenage years have in store for me. My oldest just turned 13 & so far it isn’t too bad. I don’t think the hormones have fully kicked in yet though.
I believe he’s gonna be the normal one though. It’s the last 2 I’m really afraid of. Not to mention, I was a teenage parent. I really don’t want to be a grandparent any time soon. And I mean, really don’t want to.
Where do I sign my kids up for the drugs instead of sex?