Smartass Is More Like It
February 18, 2006
After having a heated “discussion” with my eleven year old, in which he insisted his stupid ridiculous thoughts on alien abductions were undeniably true and refused to hear any evidence to the contrary, I said:
“You know what, I wish I was half as smart as I thought I was when I was eleven years old.”
“Yes, but the difference is I am smarter than you.”
Who is this kid? And what kind of price could I get for him on ebay?
Posted by Chris @ 7:40 pm
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Haha
I know all 11 year olds THINK it but what balls it takes to actually SAY it out loud!
Welcome to almost teenagerhood…it’s a fun filled place.
February 18th, 2006 at 11:42 pmOh, man.
When I was that age, my parents and grandparents would always say, “Boy, it must be SO nice knowing everything.” and I would say, “Oh, it’s really great!”
February 19th, 2006 at 12:05 amI think it’s a universal problem with 11 year olds. Mine was the exact same way at that age. He’s now 13 and in his “quiet” phase. Good luck.
February 19th, 2006 at 12:16 amUnfortunately, smartass kids are not getting the high prices as they used to. Looks like you are stuck with him.
Look on the bright side, you could have my four year old. He thinks the toilet is evil and will not poop in it.
February 19th, 2006 at 2:01 amIt only gets better as they get older! GOOD LUCK, I say.
February 19th, 2006 at 2:20 amMaybe if we packaged up your oldest and my oldest together we could market them as some sort of buy-one-get-one-free deal?
February 19th, 2006 at 3:53 amI think you should document this and have him sign it, then seal it in an envelope and store it with your keepsakes…then give it to him when he’s 25. With love, of course!
February 19th, 2006 at 10:58 amOh just wait Chris. Unfortunately the sarchasm only gets worse! Wait until he is 15! (I have one of these)
February 19th, 2006 at 11:55 amBut, wait! Aren’t YOU his teacher?
February 19th, 2006 at 1:43 pmWait…there’s a quiet phase? We totally missed it.
February 19th, 2006 at 1:50 pmI wouldn’t trust the “Quiet phase”. I know they are up to something.
February 19th, 2006 at 6:46 pmI tried the ebay thing once with a surly teenage boy. I got an e-mail asking how much I would pay them to come get him and haul him off *sigh*
February 19th, 2006 at 11:29 pmOh my! Delurking to say I remember feeling the SAME way at around that age. Sadly, my 5 year old thinks this way as well, I am DREADING her (pre) teenage years already….
February 20th, 2006 at 12:17 amOh boy, and you have so many more kids who will hit 11 and say the same thing. I bet you’ll develop a snappy comeback over time…:)
February 20th, 2006 at 8:24 amsupply and demand keeps prices very low - too much supply, no demand.
February 20th, 2006 at 11:03 amYou can package him with my 10 year old and offer a 2-for-1 deal and get a slightly better price. I’m the stupidest person on Earth.
UFO’s are real mom!
February 20th, 2006 at 11:22 am