What Makes the World Go 'Round

He's already learned it. And it ain't love, my friends.


Mr. P: Mommy, I really want to paint.

Me: I don't know, bud, there's not a lot of time before dinner and I don't know if I want take all of the stuff out.

Mr. P: Pleeeeaaaase Mommy!

Me: Agh, I don't think so.

Mr. P: If you let me paint Mommy, I will pay you.

Comments

Steph said…
That's a little bit better than J telling me today that she would buy lunch for me, if I gave her money.

Okay, it made a lot more sense in my deliriously tired mind....
9:17 PM
Atasha said…
HA! Okay sorry but that was funny! I suspect I'll be in for the same thing soon as the husband already bribes Christopher with money. He saves it for his Hotwheels.

Ah these kids :-)
10:27 PM
Awesome Mom said…
You should have taken him up on it and then cleaned him out. lol
11:31 PM
Anonymous said…
Pay you with what? Buttons? The contents of your purse/wallet? Money that he would have hit you for a loan for?

I would have got him to clean the toilet. Or your toenails. Better still PAINT your toenails. The paint on the skin wears off pretty quickly, I know from experience. Half a bottle of red and the sudden urge to paint nails the same colour.... not a good idea.

Kelley

http://magnetoboldtoo.wordpress.com
2:23 AM
Family Adventure said…
LOL! Did he pull out his wallet next?

Heidi
2:40 AM
J said…
How much does he have on him? Might be worth putting dinner on the back burner. ;)
6:45 AM
Ted said…
Careful... he sounds like a lobbyist. ;-)
7:34 AM
Liz said…
Very cute!
8:51 AM
Mrs. G. said…
Oh, yeah, he's going to be just fine...already figuring out the way the world works.
9:16 AM
chichimama said…
Heh. He and C should team up. They could make millions I tell you...

So did you accept the money:-)?
11:24 AM
Nance said…
Oh boy. You ended this post way too early.
12:35 PM
dr sardonicus said…
He may have more money than you do...
2:05 PM
Laura said…
So...then what happened? ;)
3:03 PM
Heidi said…
That's hilarious!
I finally linked and blogrolled Teeny but I wasn't able to leave a comment on Teeny's blog. I tried and tried but my comments just kept disappearing!
4:30 PM
Trixie Twatwaffle said…
OMG - can he please come over and play at my house? I'd let him paint for free!!!!! WAY too cute.
4:25 PM
Patois42 said…
How much did he fork over? Or is he like my kids and pays you in kisses?
9:53 AM
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