Maybe it's just my kids

[drwex]

...but somehow I doubt it. The rest of you parents can laugh along.



ETA: by request, the back-story link: http://partiallyclips.com/2012/05/09/sitting-on-bench/
It's worth reading, too.

Comments

Newton was a scientist... but we're not talking about Newtons.

[c1.livejournal.com]

What's that about apples falling from trees?

[dcltdw]

Am I a bad person for having this sudden mental imagery of your better half, casually swirling a martini glass in one hand, and after slowly eyeing you up and down, saying in a dusky voice, "well, hel-lo there, science pants"?

[mrw42.livejournal.com]

I can definitely relate! I've never had that _particular_ experience, but I've had some similar moments.

What's even worse, is that there are cases where I have had to tell one of my kids that they shouldn't have done something, when the only clear thought on my mind was "Your real crime was being _stupid_ enough to get caught!"

[mizarchivist]

Snerk :)

[sariel-t.livejournal.com]

Soooooooooo awesome.