Overheard In June 2014

Oh, the things that were overheard this month. Really just very small snippets of conversation. I was lucky we went on vacation, because we have spent so much of our time at home. If you missed “Overheard In” last month, you can find it here.

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Things I heard kids say in the pool at our hotel:

“Please don’t let me die.”

“Why don’t I go underwater and you stand on top of me?”

“I want you to hit me with the ball so I can tell my mommy.”

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That last line was said by a child. And, okay, I usually will not go here, but that child. Was a product of his mother. And if you picture the most annoying child you can imagine, the child was a perfect caricature of that. Oh, that is so mean. But it is true. I kept looking for the child’s mother, because he was about six years old and much too young to not be supervised.

Well, the mom finally walked through the water just in time to see her son do a backflip, whilst almost cracking his head on the side of the pool, and land right on top of another child. On purpose. For both of our sakes, it was lucky that child was not my own.

This is what the mom said to the other crying child:

“That was quite the crash. I am sure it was an accident.”

We gave up our cabana and left because she did not just have that one son. But three. There were THREE of them!

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When we were at my favorite breakfast place in Maui, a little whiny boy ran up to tattle on a little girl at his table. It was obvious that the little boy had his mother wrapped around her finger as she replied:

“Emma is an evil, evil child.”

That response still makes me giggle and I have to admit to using it in a random point in recent conversations.

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My son had to get changed in our hotel room. Instead of stating that he was getting changed in the bathroom, he said, “Nobody come into the place where you clean your hands. I will be getting changed.”

Now I think of the bathroom as the place you clean your hands.

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At a restaurant:

“My momma always used to say, ‘you can’t run faster than a truck.’ She was right. I could never run faster than my daddy.”

I love that. It has some scary truth to it.

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When we went to visit the crater, we were amongst tourists. There was a mountain where you were obviously not supposed to climb. And there were teenagers obnoxiously climbing it. The father of the boys in the most monotonous voice called to his sons:

“Get off the mountain. Use the trail.”

The sons replied, “We are using the trail.”

They were not.

Ten minutes later, I overheard a huge buff man tell his son, “If I wasn’t in such a good mood, I would have waited for those kids at the bottom and kicked their a**. I cant believe they would climb up there. Disgusting.”

Those kids had no idea that the climb was not the most dangerous part of their day and lucky that the view was so pretty.

Incidentally, that man generously volunteered to take a picture of my husband and myself together.

We did not turn him down.

Did you overhear anything good in June? Anything worth sharing? I would love to hear it.

27 thoughts on “Overheard In June 2014

  1. Haha, my favourite was your son’s imperious command to stay out of the bathroom! “One is getting changed!” Also, Emma the evil child! HAHAHA! That’s like something out of A Series of Unfortunate Events! (Have you read those? I think you’d like them.)

    • Thanks Gwen! I have read those books. I liked them, but they are definitely not my favorite. I thought they were pretty much the same after awhile. That mom was so blinded. But it is a fun phrase to say!

      Poor Emma!

      Have a happy day!

      Jenni

  2. That cinnamon bun looks so good.

    Ack… those misbehaving kids.

    Best thing I heard this month: My husband had someone stop him and ask him for directions to the Sasquatch Teat. There’s a mountain with a similar name behind our house.

    • Yes, ack to misbehaving kids. Which reminds me, my own kids have some chores to get done!

      I loved that story on your blog. That is awesome!

      Have a lovely day!

      Jenni

  3. I can’t stand it when one family or group of people ruin fun situations. I can’t believe the mother who left her child unsupervised and did not think it was a big deal that her kid jumped on another kid. It’s too bad a life guard or employee didn’t see that these people were not following pool safety. I bet the hotel does not allow back flips or any other dangerous play.
    I want the cinnamon roll! Is there even a Cinnabun anymore? They closed at our mall.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Stacey

    • I agree. I imagine they would not allow it, but like the kids with the waterguns, four employees walked by them and said nothing. I do not think they would reprimand someone’s kid. It was like that on a certain cruiseline I went on. I once saw a child of ten hit their mother in the face when she would not give him more video game time. I almost died.

      I am not sure about Cinnabun. I really like Trader Joe’s refrigerated cinnamon rolls. I think they are the best of the refrigerated kind. The picture above is at Kihei Caffe in Maui, so you can get one while you are there. I have had them three times, the one with the cream cheese frosting is definitely the best!

      Have a delightful day!

      Jenni

    • Funny you ask. Sorry Jenni not hijacking your post. They have a new “sales model” I heard and are moving more to “rest stops”. Both of them at 2 local malls moved out. 1 remains, but its sooo inconvenient and I don’t like that mall.

      So sad cause I loved them occasionally.

      • Ha! I actually looked it up. I have not been to Cinnabun since I was a teenager. I like Wetzel Pretzels cinnamon sugar mini bites dipped in that frosting the best if I am going the do the cinnamon/sugar/dough/frosting splurge. It turns out we have a Cinnabun near me. Now I have to have one soon. I have a craving. : )

        Have a fun day!

        Jenni

  4. Here’s a conversation I had recently.

    Me: We need the dress, a rehearsal space and the chairs. Immediately.
    Director: And the hat.
    Me: I have the hat.
    Director: I was joking.
    Me: I have the hat. I always have the hat.
    Producer: He was joking.
    Me: And I am just saying that I have the hat.

    (I had lost the hat a few weeks ago. It was traumatic. It was uncharacteristic of me.I found it. I had no sense of humor about the hat. Plus, I knew they were joking)

    Jenni – I have no idea why I shared this.

    • Ha! I love it. That needs to be instated into conversations as well as “Emma is an evil, evil child.” “I have the hat!”

      So funny!

      Thank you for sharing!

      Have a happy day!

      Jenni

    • Because it’s funny and so relatable… Thank you because I have had a few conversations like this and lacked a sense of humor about something that no one seemed to take seriously but me. 😉 You walk away from these conversations shaking your head about yourself.

      • Thanks Missy. Yes, I love listening to people’s conversations. There are a few I have deleted at the last moment, because I felt they were too sensitive to share. But for the most part, they make me laugh.

        Have a wonderful Fourth of July!

        Jenni

  5. hahaha! funny stuff! I need to start writing down the funny things I hear….I love the one where your son said “nobody come into the place where you clean your hands.” hilarious! kids!

    • Thank you Melodee! Kids are funny. Today he came in to wish me a happy birthday. I had to break it to him that my birthday is not for many days.

      Have a great day!

      Jenni

  6. Today at the outdoor pool I overheard a mom with her kids. She had been telling them for awhile it was time to leave. Finally she became upset as they kept playing and told them “we are never coming back here this summer if you don’t get out now”, reluctantly they finally climbed out. I felt bad for her, but even worse as those type of ultimatums don’t typically work out….I will probably be the worst parent (maybe someday) and say things like, “once you get out of the pool you will be allowed to go for Icecream! ” haha

    Ps I forgot to tell you about my anniversary awhile back, we went to a brazilian steak house (all you can eat!) and I wore the Amalia tulle skirt with a striped crop top and heels, I felt like Carrie in it! And the food was very tasty, though all you can eat is not necessarily the best…

    • My husband always says if you think you are a bad parent, you probably aren’t. The bad parents don’t question themselves. I am an ultimatum parent, but my kids know I will follow through.

      Ice cream never hurt anyone! ; )

      Honest to God, I had been wondering about your anniversary two days ago and how it went. I am so happy for the update! Thank you! That outfit sounds divine! I have gone to a Brazilian steakhouse, but after getting sick because I am a glutton, I cannot go back. But it is such a show. And so fun! Plus, those drinks! I am so glad you had fun! And found the perfect outfit!

      Have a great week!

      Jenni

    • No no that’s called positive discipline and it’s the best! You’d be a great parent. Some people/parents think this is bribery but it’s not at all. As long as it’s used judiciously. And anything you’d do for the child anyway, why not use it as a reinforcement/positive association to encourage the development of good & virtuous behavior?

      • I agree. I give rewards for things. I never buy my kids stuff unless it is earned. But I do not reward them for things they should be doing anyway. I do pay for good grades. It is their main job while they live here to concentrate on school.

        My reward system goes:

        A = $20
        B = nothing
        C = the child owes me $20
        D = getting everything taken away
        F = cannot fathom that happening

        Have a great day!

        Jenni

      • Love it. Friends of mine had a HS grad
        Party for their middle child and made it clear graduating from HS was an EXPECTED life milestone, not a true big deal to them. They pay for college for their kids, but made it clear the kids owe them $$$ for anything below B’s.

      • I so agree with your friend. I feel the same way. I definitely plan to be even harder when they are in college. I think it is so easy to slack once there is so much freedom. It is nice to be a little bit more accountable to someone.

        Thanks for sharing! I love hearing that someone else feels the same way I do.

        Have a happy weekend!

        Jenni

    • I want one, too! Don’t you wish it were like The Jetsons and we could push a button and one would pop out? I would be all over that!

      Have a fantastic week!

      Jenni

      • We do Jenni. It’s called a microwave.

        Heh. Heh.

        Couldn’t resist ;).

        Happy 4th. I love your blog.

      • Ha! That is true. : ). Although I wish I could make a cinnamon roll in there. Someone needs to come up with that recipe. We all ready have cake in a cup.

        Enjoy your evening!

        Jenni

  7. Kids like that are my pet peeve. They make my blood boil. And they are like that because they know that their mother will defend them. No matter what. Here’s what I do (I refuse to have my space violated or witness the abuse of another): ask the child to stop 1-3 times, ask the mother to control her child (if found, I don’t go through much effort here for obvious reasons), and flag down employee and/or manager if necessary. In one case, I actually had to tell the mother (after doing the above) I would file assault charges if she didn’t stop harassing me (she was furious I had done the above – her son was repeatedly running and jumping in a small hot tub we were in – this was not only annoying for us and against the rules but life threatening for him). That was the most extreme situation.

    I know this makes me seem like a self-righteous jerk, but I just can’t stand it. And this is bullying behavior by both the mother and child. Like I said I just can’t stand it and if it is forcing me to change my plans that is my gauge. I love kids. And I am mostly very tolerant of children. Really I am. Except very young children in inappropriate movies. Oh don’t get me started on that. Like a two year old in a Scream movie or something. And the poor thing is screaming and crying. But really. What is up this most recent disturbing trend? 😉

    • At that point, it was much better for us to leave. She was not a woman who I could fathom having a rational conversation with. We still had a great day. We went driving shortly after and an ambulance passed us and the first thing my husband said was, “I wonder if that kid cracked his head open.” I am sure it probably wasn’t.

      You don’t sound like a jerk. That hot tub incident could have ended with a hurt child. It is a shame the mother couldn’t see that.

      Have a great day!

      Jenni

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