Things I have learned from....

[ginlyn32]

Being a mother to three boys:

....can smell chocolate. They have bloodhound-like noses which can detect candy, even well hidden candy on the top shelf of the cabinet.

....think that if the cabinet does not have cookies, chips or Pop Tarts, they will starve.

....at the age of 13, revert back to infancy when they must be fed every 2 hours.

....can clean out the average pantry in half a day.

....give them a hose, and they will "water" every plant in the county.

....will gladly roll in a mud puddle right as you are about to go somewhere, making you late when they must re-shower and change. (they did that once when we were getting ready for church. I had to change all 3 of them, throw them in the bath, put clean clothes on them and get to church. We were 10 min. late. after that, the front door was always locked and they had to sit on the sofa until I was ready)

....develops a fondness for spaghetti-o's.

....are always hungry if you stop at McD's, even if you just have to use the restroom or getting a Coke.

....if you buy something for one kid, you have to buy something for all of them. (or else feel bad)

Ginger

[IndianInlaw]

Mine believes that bottled water is superior to our "straight from the aquifier" municipal water and must be consumed two bottles at a time.

That I own stock in the Coca Cola company and he must consume as much as possible (Scritzy? Where are you?)

Ditto for Sunoco gas.

Honestly, when he was little, he believed money was dispensed from the ATM without my first depositing it in the bank.

I think he still believes it.

[bdales99]

This brought a smile to my face. 
 
For a long time my younger two thought that if you had a check in your check book, it meant that you had money, just write a check for what ever you want.  No concept of needing money in the bank to cover the check first.

Forget about driving anywhere near a fast food restaurant.  Seeing the sign makes them hungry. 

Grocery shopping and stocking up, there is still nothing in the house to eat. 

They have hollow legs.  I am convinced of this. 

My youngest can smell the chocolate.  My parents sent a package for Christmas.  I pulled up in the drive way, and he met me at the front door.  I'll carry that for you mom, it must be heavy.  Never mind that I had already carried it from the post office to the car and then from car to the door.

But I wouldn't trade them for the world.

[IndianInlaw]

I always read about freshmen in college doing the same thing.  They'll always say "But I still have checks!"

[ginlyn32]

...they think girls are "gross and stinky and dumb", but still want Mom when they wake up sick or from a nightmare.

...Think Grandma can still tell Mom what to do. (yeah, that aint happening)

...has more fun with the boxes that the expensive toy came in. (they LOVE large boxes! Make all kinds of forts)

...sees no need for a bath...even if the are covered in dirt.

...will wear the same thing every day if I let them.

...sees nothing wrong with wearing pants with holes large enough for their whole knee to be seen to places like church, restaurants, school....anywhere actually.

...could live for days on cereal alone. (my middle child once told me that when he grew up, he was going to eat cereal whenever he wanted. this was in respose to me not allowing him to consume entire boxes at the once)

...sees nothing wrong with stuffing dirty clothes under the bed until the smell drifts downstares and Mom must go investigate.

...thinks that a Magic Fairy lives at the house. This Fairy appears daily to clean, wash dishes and cook meals.

...thinks that if Mom asks them to do simple tasks such as taking out the trash or picking up the living room is terrible and she is a mean mom and should be turned in to authorities.


Ginger