Teenagers: so quick to voice their opinions.
The other day my sweet daughter, upon observing a little mistake I made while preparing dinner, made one of her humorous quips, “Epic fail,” followed by a shake of the head and a slight smirk.
“Excuse me?” I replied.
She repeated, “Epic fail.”
“That sounds like a good title,” I said. “I should do an “Epic fail” post … what should I write it about?”
To which she retorted, “Would you like your epic failures in alphabetical order, or in order of annoyance?”
So I called her bluff and asked her to go for it and tell me about my “epic fails.” She provided the following:
You use way too many words to make a very brief point.
You have no math skills.
Your random outbursts of singing and dancing are just awkward.
You’re computer illiterate.
You have a habit of having full-scale conversations … with yourself.
Your shoes.
Your strange ability to burn yourself every time you open the oven … in the same spot … same place … and no, it’s not the oven’s fault.
Then she said, “That’s all I can think of off the top of my head…can I call Dad and ask him if he can think of more?”
I must say, I am so pleased that I have the opportunity through this blog to share our little bantering session with you and keep her ever mindful that should she experience her own little “epic fails” I have my computer (and my illiterate skills with it) at the ready to get it all down in print!
That is one way I will always get the last word!
(This post was originally published at www.familylifemomblog.com )
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