Great quote

Fri., Jan 6

Before you have kids, you make a list of things you will NEVER say to your kid.  Things like:  "I'll tell you when you're older", and "I'll give you something to cry about", and  "don't shoot that thing in the house".

Now that I have a couple of kids, I found that I've already broken some of these sacred rules. Others I can see are only a matter of time.  Still others I'm still convinced that I *really* will never say (only time will tell).  But I've also realized there's another list.  This is a list of things that are so odd, that you never thought to put them on your list.  I had a moment at Ceclia Daisy's 3rd birthday party, that really opened my eyes to just how absurd this other list is.

I have to admit, never in a million years did I think I would say to my son "You have to finish your sushi if you want a cupcake"...  Truthfully, I didn't say it, but Gabe did, and I nodded my approval.

If you asked me 10 years ago "What are the chances that you will say this to one of your children?", I would have looked at you like you had 2 heads.  First of all, 10 years ago I had never even TRIED sushi.  Second of all... I mean come-on, what kid would eat sushi?  Lastly, who cares what kids eat, right?

Well times, they are a-changin', so I thought I'd document this phrase as the first phrase in my new list of "things that there is really NO way I will ever say to a child of mine".