Leading by example.... yeah right!

TxCloverAngel · #1 02/26/08, 04:32 AM

If my math is anywhere near right, I have said the phrase "Put Your Shoes On Before You Go Outside!" at least 57,968,077 times in the past 5 years.

So, I go to put Otis the killer Guard Boston Terrier Puppy outside.
This is like 10 steps out of the front door.

Do ya think I put on my shoes? nope.
Do ya think I saw the dopey from just waking up honey bees feeding on the clovers? nope.
Do ya think I could have missed a few of them while walking? nope
Do ya think I managed to pull out two stingers from the arch of my foot without crying a little bit? nope.
Do ya think my children gave me any sympathy? nope.
Do ya think they have missed one opportunity to lecture me on wearing shoes? nope.
Do ya think they forgot to tell anyone who would listen this story? nope.
Do ya think my short people are sweet empathetic darlings? NOPE!

**sigh** Poor Poor Dana.
copied from my blog

elkhound · #2 02/26/08, 04:55 AM

hey texascloverangel....."Put Your Shoes On Before You Go Outside!"....roflmao....

TxCloverAngel · #3 02/26/08, 07:44 AM

lol I havent thought of that elkhound

gee thanks

big rockpile · #4 02/26/08, 09:13 AM

Kind of reminds me of going to the Outhouse one night,I didn't have Shoes on and I usualy don't take a light.Well I decided to grab a light,went to step out the Door and there was a Copperhead.

big rockpile

DamnearaFarm · #5 02/26/08, 09:34 AM

We ALWAYS wear shoes when we go outside. The cats like to leave *presents* on the door mat for me. Squish a meese or two between your toes and you learn to slip something on REAL quick.

TxCloverAngel · #6 02/26/08, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RamblinRoseRanc

We ALWAYS wear shoes when we go outside. The cats like to leave *presents* on the door mat for me. Squish a meese or two between your toes and you learn to slip something on REAL quick.

ewwwww! lol nice mental picture there....

sewsilly · #7 02/26/08, 11:52 AM

Tis good for children to realize that their parents are human...

and tis good for parents to be lectured by their children, sometimes....

This was a day brightener....
thanks,
dawn

DamnearaFarm · #8 02/26/08, 11:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TxCloverAngel

ewwwww! lol nice mental picture there....

Thanks. I try. lol

The mental was much better than the physical- trust me! :-)

trappmountain · #9 02/26/08, 11:56 AM

Don't worry Dana! You are not alone. We all do things we have told out children NOT to do. We have all been caught by our children. That is where the phase "Do as I say, Not as I do" comes from

michiganfarmer · #10 02/26/08, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by TxCloverAngel

Do ya think I saw the dopey from just waking up honey bees feeding on the clovers? nope.
L]

what is a dopey?

TxCloverAngel · #11 02/26/08, 01:24 PM

dopey [doh-pee] –adjective, dop·i·er, dop·i·est. Informal.

1. stupid; inane: It was rather dopey of him to lock himself out.
2. sluggish or befuddled from or as from the use of narcotics or alcohol

so there!

Mrs_stuart · #12 02/26/08, 02:05 PM

Itsn't this a mothers motto "do as I say, not as I do!" ????????????

Belinda

DamnearaFarm · #13 02/26/08, 02:57 PM

S'okay Max. I had to reread it too. I was thinking "What do they have down there in TX called a Dopey?" lol