Friend Spaz
May 14th, 2010 by Mike
One of my friends confided in me, that she went on a spaz the other day.
They have a home gym in their basement. She went down to do some weights and found that the kids and her husband had been messing with the gear. She was having one of those days and she lost it (we all have days like this once in awhile). Her husband managed to clam her down after 5 minutes.
Later on when she came upstairs from her workout her husband and 8 year-old son were in the kitchen:
8 year old son: “Hi mom. You feeling okay now.”
Mom: “Yes. How did you know I wasn’t feeling okay?”
8 year old son: “Dad said that I should stay away from you for awhile. He said you weren’t fit to look at.”
Now I feel for the husband. I have been in similar situations before:
Me: “From now on, if I tell you that your mother is cranky, please don’t tell her that I said that.”
My son: Blank stare.
Me: “That just makes her crankier. And that isn’t good.”
My son: “Oh OK.”
You know, you give good confidential advice to a preteen boy and they blab about it. In fact I don’t think kids can even grasp the concept of keeping secrets
Some people will say that there is nothing more honest than a pre teen boy. If by ‘honest’, you mean ‘stupid’, then I concur.
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