3-year-old from Hell

**James Deuce** · 1st June 2007, 22:04

As you know my kids are a bit challenging.

I had to do some shopping today so I took the youngest, Alex (not quite 2) and the middle child, Jacob (3.5) you know, the one with developing Jan Brady syndrome, with me.

We get to the counter and start loading things onto the conveyor. We use Nutricia Toddler Milk with Prebiotics as a dietary supplement. Alex the youngest one, is waving and grinning and putting his head on one side, generally oozing "cute".

The check out lady looks at Alex as she processes the Milk Formula and in that irritating "goo go, gah gah" voice that 50-something checkout ladies feel compelled to use when confronted with "cute", says, "Some milk for you too!"

Jacob, Jan Brady syndrome manifesting itself due to being overlooked in the "cutestorm" generated by Alex, loudly says, "No it's for me too. It has prebiotics to help stimulate my immune system and improve my health so my asthma stays away."

The stunned silence is broken only by my gasps of helpless mirth (snorting and choking on paralysing laughter), generated not only by my precocious lad's outburst, but also by the stunned mullet look on the checkout lady's face. She actually stopped mid-order processing, Milk Formula tin held high, and visibly goggled.

I didn't help by pointing out that it was printed on the tin.

Petrol to drive to the Supermarket: $2.57
A tin of Milk Formula: $15.
The look on the Checkout Lady's face: Priceless

**Fatjim** · 1st June 2007, 22:09

You know what, I almost posted a thread about getting the kids into bed tonight, it was so nice so have a quiet house.

And why does Jan Brady remind me of that scene in "Something about mary" that we were talking about the other day.

**Holy Roller** · 1st June 2007, 23:22

Those were the days
If only I could remember them....
Glad that they are well past now.
Teenagers are different.. the add with the kid hiding in the pantry pretending not to be there... I got one of those, same situation made me laugh to see it on tele.

**BarBender** · 1st June 2007, 23:38

My son (who is now 12) noticed that his teacher seemed to be visibly upset when a couple of boys werent listening to her instructions. Consequently she shouted loudly at the two and demanded they sit on the mat. To which my son politely walked over to her and asked her if she had any tampons because she was probably having her period.

He was 7 at the time and for a long time we didnt look forward to attending parent-teacher interviews...

Id imagine there'll be more hell times for checkout ladys if your boy is only 3 and thats your local supermarket...

**JimO** · 2nd June 2007, 07:44

i was doing a job for some people who had 4yo twin girls and at smoko the conversation got around to dogs , i said that mine was a garbage guts and would eat anything...one of the girls said "even dinosaurs vaginas"....that stopped things for a while

**Grahameeboy** · 2nd June 2007, 07:54

Kids eh....just got my reading glassses...she says "Daddy you look funny"...."You look like a Grandad"..............

**Highlander** · 2nd June 2007, 08:18

Originally Posted by Holy Roller

...Teenagers are different.. the add with the kid hiding in the pantry pretending not to be there... I got one of those, same situation made me laugh to see it on tele.

I feel that pain. I got three of them. Pantry isn't big enough for them all to hide in.

**KATWYN** · 2nd June 2007, 08:41

"Its always Marsha Marsha Marsha!"

**Drew** · 2nd June 2007, 08:50

Originally Posted by Highlander

I feel that pain. I got three of them. Pantry isn't big enough for them all to hide in.

I have decreed, that naither of my kids are allowed to be teenagers, and since I'm the dad, they'll do as they're bloody told.

I shudder to think what they'll put me through from age twelve, to....thirty odd

Anyone want to buy a coulpe of real cute 6 and 7 yearolds?

Chancey??? They liked you at Poos house, and you fed them, everyone knows if you feed a stray, you'll never get rid of it

**Colapop** · 2nd June 2007, 08:57

My boy is my size (if not bigger) I don't have food... When he was 3 he was such a little darling...
He used to walk up behind the couch (it was a large room) and say "Would you like a kiss?" Yeah well he'd bite their ear instead!

**KATWYN** · 2nd June 2007, 09:03

Originally Posted by Colapop

My boy is my size (if not bigger) I don't have food... When he was 3 he was such a little darling...
He used to walk up behind the couch (it was a large room) and say "Would you like a kiss?" Yeah well he'd bite their ear instead!

Nasty....he wasn't "Chucky" by any chance ?

**Lissa** · 2nd June 2007, 09:06

Gee all my two year old can do is pull her pants down in public, take her nappy off and throw it at me.

I have decreed, that naither of my kids are allowed to be teenagers, and since I'm the dad, they'll do as they're bloody told.

heehee I told my 8 year old that hes not allowed to grow any taller, (hes pretty tall!) .... I possibly couldnt be old enough to be his mother!!

**Colapop** · 2nd June 2007, 09:11

Originally Posted by KATWYN

Nasty....he wasn't "Chucky" by any chance ?

Funny thing is that, he was one of those genuinely nice kids... just liked ears I suppose! He's a prop now.... I wonder if that's where it started??

**yungatart** · 2nd June 2007, 09:13

They are sooo cute at the ages of your kids, Jim. Enjoy them!
My "little darling" is having an ongoing discussion with his English teacher about the use of capital letters in his writing. The other day, at the top of his essay, next to his name, he had written "too cool for formal writing conventions since 1991"!!!!
She apparently laughed....before telling him off yet again!