Dec 14 2007
And More of The Random
This is a question for Moms everywhere. Does your husband/significant other/baby daddy think that you are constantly standing up for your kid at his expense? Mr. Hot swears that I contradict anything he says that can be construed as criticism against Shortman.
Case in point:
Short backstory-> Mr. Hot spent 20 minutes reading to me from the “Tim Tebow Facts“ website. (Tim Tebow is a shoe-in for the Heismann Trophy.) Things like “Superman wears Tim Tebow pajamas.”
Mr. Hot: “I told Shortman about the Tim Tebow website. Y’know, the one where Tim Tebow walks into Burger King and asks for a Big Mac. And he gets one! He didn’t get it.”
The Hotfessional: “Yea, it took me a minute to get that one too.”
Mr. Hot: “See, there you go again. Taking up for him.”
The Hotfessional: “……….huh?”
Y’all? puh-lee-z. I do not take up for Shortman, and I didn’t consider that a criticism. It was a simple statement of fact. I really didn’t get it at first. But in the Hotfessional household, I have this “rep” as the “protector of the Shortman”. Not at all warranted. I am fair to both parties. If Shortman criticizes Mr. Hot, I point out Mr. Hot’s view. If Mr. Hot criticizes Shortman, I give Shortman’s point of view, as I see it. The problem is that Shortman doesn’t criticize Mr. Hot in front of anyone but me. So Mr. Hot doesn’t hear me stick up for him. And I can’t tell Mr. Hot about what Shortman says because I feel disloyal. (Confused? Well, think of me living in the middle of it. Thanks, I accept your sympathetic winces and hugs. Wine is gratefully accepted.)
Anyway, Moms? Moms of teenagers especially? Moms of teenage boys especially-especially?
Now on to our regularly scheduled programming.I don’t watch network television very often. Y’know, the whole “house full of fuckin’ testosterone and sports thing”? But I really love ”Pushing Daisies”. Do any of you watch it? How about Kristin Chenoweth’s rack? Almost as good as Sarcastic Mom’s. And Swoosie Kurtz playing Lily Charles? First I have to love her because her character loves cheese. Second? She’s sixty-freakin’-three. Now, I truly believe that she’s had “work done”, but still. She’s gorgeous. Someone tell me I’m not the only one that watches this program.
Now, someone tell me why Mr. Hot gives me the laptop and says, “Here, I’m going to switch between the Red Wings and the football game.” and then doesn’t.stop.freakin’.talking. And! he expect me to freaking.listen. And asks me things like, “What do you think the temperature is in Houston tonight?” Ack.
Almost all of the Christmas presents have been delivered. I had some delivered to my admin’s house. She didn’t call me to tell me that they had arrived, although the tracking website says they were “delivered.” Should I worry?
I am taking Monday off as a vacation day. I figured out that I had 4.5 vacation days left to take this year. Silly me, I counted 1/2 day 12/24, then 12/25, 26, 27, and 28 as the remaining 4 days. Duh, dumbshit. You don’t have to take a vacation day on the 25th. So, I’m taking Monday off. Yay me. At least I didn’t figure it out on the 25th. There is a brain cell or two left. So, a couple of last things for Shortman, and gifts for my staff. Wrapping.
I know most of my readers (well, those 12 of you that actually comment) are females, except for Larry, my new and many are Moms (like that circle back to the first topic in all this randomness?) - and you may not be in a testosterone-laden household (me and the girl cat? only ones without penises) but can you believe all of the steroid news from Major League Baseball? (Okay, so yes, 90% of the time my television is on, it’s sports related.)
I would have used bullets for this post, but bullets and blockquotes and WYSIWYG editors are not always friendly. So pretend there are bullets there.
The cat has now decided to remove (on a daily basis) the Richard Hamilton bobble-head Christmas tree ornament. It’s so heavy that it has to hang at the bottom of the tree. We got it at a Detroit Pistons game a few years ago. She can’t carry it away, though, so every morning I put it back on the tree. It’s our special little game.
—- I really am interested in your view on the first subject in this post. Dads? Moms? Is it a “parent of the opposite sex” thing? Is it because Shortman is an only child? I love my husband, and believe me, he isn’t mean about it; it’s become a running joke, but obviously, since I’m posting about it I wonder. What about you as a child? Did you feel there was one parent that was more “you” than the other? Did you inherently know this at a young(ish?) age? —-
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Didn’t Tim Tebow already win the Heisman on Saturday?
When I saw the Georgia/Florida game early in the season I thought his name was Tim Tivo. And I fell in love with him. Because what an awesome last name.
Tebow doesn’t have the same ring.
And also, I didn’t get the joke at first either.
And I also can’t believe all the MLB steroids thing. Crazy. Now maybe more people will hate Roger Clemens as much as I do.
Wow…my head is spinning trying to follow your train of thought through all these…eh…bullets.
Having boys, but not yet teenagers, I can tell you that my husband does in fact think I stick up for my children too much. Especially the older one. But I will freely admit that I do. I think it is the ‘mommy instinct’ that kicks in, even when I’m talking to my son’s dad. So no help, really…sorry.
I would like to say that you are fortunate to have the trust of your boy, and that if I were you, I’d continue to keep his confidences private. You could mention to Mr. Hot that you stick up for *him* on other occasions, but I wouldn’t want to jeopardize the trust between you and Shortman by divulging details to prove this point.
You know what, I’m no help at all. I’ll just send you a bottle of vino, okay?
Heidi
Looks like my favourite hottie had a brain dump. Like me the other day.
Cathartic isn’t it.
Seeing I am the mother of one of each, girl, tomboy and boy I can probably see where you are coming from. I just tell Mario-porn-star to suck it up. I am on his side AND their side. And the only one that is ever right is me.
But the kids and I seem to be on the same wave length. Mario-porn-star is on his own planet.
I still don’t get the joke but anyway ….
If I’m being honest, any significant other in my life has always pointed out to me that I side/defend my kids and guess what … I DO! Suck it up Mr’s … I’m the mom and that’s what mom’s do =)
I am lost on this one.
Point 1. Tebow did win the Hesiman. He shouldnt have, he is a system QB, he is a Rex Grossman clone, after 4 years in the NFL he will be a sad footnote for the most sacked QB with knees better than Joe Namath. And if tebow had ANYTHING that could be read in more than 20 minutes, then it was either written by rexman hisself, or your hubby is still stuck on hooked on phonics book one. I will vote for the former, as I trust that after point two below, you still chose wisely.
Point 2. By now your hubbles should know that the potential of ANY child will always be better than the reality of any dad. Its universal law, woman only select men in a time of crazed need, like when they are all smuushy and horny and all, and its so much more polite to tell others that you have a hubby and not an unbreakable dildo. They understand that logic, they all do it, besides, the toy comes later.
So if he hasnt learned that by now, tell Mr Hubbles aka Hot that his life will be so much better if he gets off his rocking horse, recognize the second law of marital bliss which is never argue with the decider, and get some cheese to go with that whine.
Face it, in a house with testosterone psychosis running rampant, there will always be pissing contests. Your job is to be sure you don’t get wet.
In my house whatever Mom suggests is immediately followed by knee-jerk contradition reaction. I am always wrong. example: Monday morning. 31 degrees. Bear is leaving for school in short sleeved tee shirt. I ask him to put on a sweater and coat. Spouse says he’ll be inside, he doesn’t need all that. (He put on a sweater and coat). Spouse on the other hand, left to go flying with no jacket that morning, just to prove his point.
I ask Bear to do the dishes. He pawns the dishes off on his sister. I call Bear on it. Spouse jumps down my throat saying I don’t understand the full picture and it’s perfectly all right. Gah! I wasn’t even scolding, just bringing Bear’s attention to the fact that I was on to him.
Somehow, something happened to our united parenting front when Bear became more interested in girls than Pokemon. They say boys become closer to their fathers as they age. I suspect it’s because the fathers turn into teenagers.
Maybe my son (2) just isn’t old enough yet…
But about a part of your last question: Yes- it was CLEAR (often painfully so) from a VERY early age that I am more like my father and my sister is more like my mother. Though I’m happier being like my father than my mother (there’s a LOT of backstory there!), this fact makes family gatherings odd and rather strained as my sister and mother feel like my father and I are “ganging up” on them. It’s not true, but…
Yes, I love “Pushing Daisies”! I just watched Wednesdays episode online! And I just found out that Olive(is that the rack you speak of?) was Glinda in the original broadway cast of “Wicked”! Now I love her more.
I don’t have kids yet, but I’ve always noticed, at least in my family, is that there is always a special connection between the opposite sex parent & child. My mom and I are friends now, but I’ve always been a daddy’s girl and he always stuck up for my view point when my mom and I would disagree. And I notice that my aunts tended to be a little more forgiving to their boys than their dads were. Just an observation though.
No, I’d have to say that Pete and I don’t have that kind of argument. If anything, we might accuse the other of defending one child against her sister, but that’s usually true. (I’m usually on Team Ellie and he’s usually on Team Grace.)
Is shortman you and Mr. Hot’s child or you and practice husband’s? Because that could be it… Are you a middle child? Because this sounds like a middle child issue…
Damn, holy random Batman!
Right now I’m still at the stage where I can be all annoyed at Alex, but Scout better not be annoyed at my tiny, precious, baby boy. (gag me, I know) I think we’re going to even out so far b/c of things like being in the store, Alex whines to get out of the cart, I’m all “deal with it, tiny one” and Scout will get him out and carry him.