5. The last thing that made you laugh.
“Mom? I know you’re going to say no, but…”
This almost always result in me saying no to something, but I like to entertain the question nonetheless.
“Erica says I can go to a Little Mix concert with her, but it’s not in this country.”
(Quick pop culture lesson for my fellow old people. Little Mix is the 2015 version of The Spice Girls)
“You’re not going to Canada for a concert.”
She’s TEN.
“No, not Canada!”
I look at her like there isn’t possibly another country she could be talking about, because if not Canada then WHERE?
And she was all, “It’s in Britain.”
And I was all, “No.”
And she was all, “Mom!!!”
And I was all, “Laina, Britain is in England.”
And she was all, “Soooo!”
And I was all, “Well if Erica’s Mom wants to take you then that’s fine with me.”
And then I texted Erica’s Mom to thank her for the overseas invite that she was completely unaware of.
Laina and Erica were soon discouraged from seeing the concert in Britain, but about 30 minutes later Laina approached me again, “Mom? Is there a “United Kingdom” around here somewhere?”
God bless her.
She inherited my knack for Geography.
Maybe this can be one of those things where she grows up to take her own daughter to Europe for a teen bop concert because her own mother never did it for her.
I hope she takes me with her.
Hilda says
LOL, that is too cute! :)
Brittany says
You said “quick pop culture lesson for my fellow old people” and kind of broke my heart… I had no idea who Little Mix was and at 23, I officially feel old. Yikes! But yes, I hope she takes you with her.
Andrea says
“Is there a United Kingdom around here somewhere?”
OMG now I’m giggling – and totally nodding my head in familiarity with children making plans and expecting parents to follow through. They think we’re superheroes.
Missy says
That is one of my favorite lines, “I know you’re probably gonna say no, but…” Only mine will change her mind about even asking me, until I fuss at her to Just spit it out already!
May says
Good to see Little Mix promoting recycling…is that seriously NOT a photo of the Spice Girls all over again?!
Emily says
I am totally out of the loop because I have never heard of Little Mix! I hope your little one becomes a world traveler!
Abby says
I can just hear those two making their plans for the concert over in Britain, like they can stop for lunch on the way.
Little Mix? Who…?
Monica says
I love this because of how confusing I found it to differentiate between Britain/England/the UK/Wales etc. when I first moved to Wales. I’m just going to leave this here for you :P
http://www.easel.ly/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/uk_venn.jpg
John Holton says
For a minute there, I thought they WERE the Spice Girls….
This is a riot. My favorite part was “Mom? Is there a “United Kingdom” around here somewhere?” HAHAHAHAHA!
jerralea says
I can’t believe you are not willing to send your child to the United Kingdom for a concert. Geesh!
This made my day. Glad to know I’m not the only mean mom.
Adrienne says
Took my 12 year old to a Spice Girls concert in Paris. Not even joking. Ok, so we lived there at the time. Still sounds pretty impressive, right!!??!! She was going through old nostalgia boxes last week with me and we found a notebook she’d made with Spice Girls posters, trading cards and pics from that actual concert!! So fun. I love that you entertain the question – every once in a blue moon we get to surprise them with a yes – and that’s so much fun!
madamdreamweaver says
Hilarious. England has so many names it goes by.
ann bennett says
Oh man, you want that. I threw it out in the trash yesterday. Lol, United Kingdom could be another Monkey Joes, etc. One day, I hope the two of you get to England for a teenybopper concert.
Hilda says
Thanks Kat for your comment over at my blog. I’m so happy you loved the movie Inside Out. :)
Mila says
Greetings from Scotland! Check tour dates in Scotland and you can all come to dinner after the concert ;)