Rhett(3) has been nurtured to be a force.
A force to be reckoned with.
From birth he has been negotiating, manipulating, cajoling, and consoling. He has learned to be loud to be heard. He has learned to push harder to be noticed. He has learned to be fast to keep up.
And really, up to this point it was all about keeping up. Keeping up with two older brothers who hung the moon.
Until today.
When he fired them.
Obviously, he wasn’t pleased with their performance because he whirled around, looked up, pointed and yelled, “You are fired”.
I thought it was a pretty good scene. They WERE being pains. I would have fired them too if I had thought of it.
At dinner, Rhett was finishing up his meal and looked me square in the eye and said, “Mom, if you don’t give me dessert, I am going to fire you“.
What?
We then discussed the family organizational chart.
We then discussed the pros and cons of firing mom.
He then retracted his statement and left the table without dessert to search the house for the cat…
who has a work record worthy of his firing.
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Excellent! Nothing like raising the future Donald Trump. Maybe you’ll score a sweet penthouse – if you play your cards right.
Sweet boy.
He sounds like a fireball! That kind of tenacity will serve him well in the years to come. I admit…there are times I’ve thought of firing my kids. I just knew I couldn’t afford to pay their unemployment.
Nice. A future Donald Trump he is- weighing values, looking at key elements of his game. I’m proud of that kid. Excellent post.
I weigh pros and cons of firing you every time that I consider it also.
If he has this Trump complex, does that mean he has lots of properties with the name Rhett on them all mortgaged to the hilt and is absolutely flat broke and has to pay alimony to his brothers and the cat?
I’d love to be fired for a day or two…the kids would probably like it for the first half a day or so. Right up until my husband forgets to feed them.
Assertive independence – sounds great to me! After a cat is fired, does it ignore you more?
firing is an option. ok, this changes everything.
Hahaha. I love your blog!
A little too much Apprentice?
Rhett is awesome
Holly, you must be the best mom on the planet. I feel so inadequate!
I love it. I hope you have the org chart hanging up now.
Dude. how funny. as in kids are hilarioius and I think MOM is the force to be reckoned with!
Glad you liked the pumpkin cheesecake.. I would so share with you cuz I love you…
I guess when a cat is fired, he gets a dog to replace him. Poor critter. LOL.