July 9, 2007

A Mother’s Dilemma

Porter generally has little desire for privacy, so I was shocked to see a sign on his door this morning.

I wanted to respect his boundaries. After all, there are times when I want people to KEEP OUT and I say, “I am going to lie down for fifteen minutes. DO NOT DISTURB ME.”

It was the DANGER! that had me concerned. Last time I heard that word being bandied about the house, the boys were tossing hot charcoal in the air and spraying it with insect repellent to watch it explode into flame before it hit the ground.

I opened the door.

Seems that the only danger was to my mental health.

Posted by Anne Glamore @ 9:08 pm • Boys: Demented & Dangerous        Stumble it!

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10 Responses to “A Mother’s Dilemma”

1. July 9th, 2007 at 10:05 pm, Janssen Says:

   Oh man, that’s hilarious. . . that would be bad for my mental health too.

2. July 10th, 2007 at 9:05 am, Clearlykels Says:

   Oh wow! That kid knows how to make one messy room!

3. July 10th, 2007 at 12:17 pm, Cassie Says:

   You mean that’s not normal at all? I wouldn’t know what to do if my daughter’s room didn’t look like that? And my son, his room is always gleaming clean.

4. July 10th, 2007 at 12:27 pm, KLee Says:

   Eh, that’s not so bad. You can still see some floor space. When you *can’t* see floor, THAT’S when you really start to worry and pull your hair out.

5. July 10th, 2007 at 12:34 pm, Anne Turner Says:

   I think the danger may be in the impending bookslide about to bury anyone who gets too close. At least the sign means that Porter is aware of the state of his room. That’s the first step, right?

6. July 11th, 2007 at 8:19 am, Mamaluv Says:

   lol! And so it begins… My daughter regularly posts signs now. The most recent being:

   “Frends only! Knok! No bruthers!”

   In your case, I’d probably be more worried if the room was immaculate and there would be no evidence of his shenanigans.

7. July 11th, 2007 at 10:45 am, desiree Says:

   Hilarious! I could see my nephew doing something like this in a couple years… (he’s only 3 but quite a little elf). Boys!

8. July 11th, 2007 at 12:41 pm, ashley Says:

   Oh my! Where do start to clean up. I’ve seen some messes like that before & I had to cry b/f the clean-up began. I hope Porter has a great time cleaning his room. too funny!!!

9. July 11th, 2007 at 1:40 pm, Marine Wife Says:

   Well…to be fair to Porter(hey, he’s not my kid!), he DID warn you.

   But if it was my kid, I’d probably feel I was about to have an aneurism

10. July 11th, 2007 at 8:46 pm, Laura Says:

    Ha ha - the poor child has not yet figured out that putting a ‘Keep Out’ sign on the door is a sure fire way for someone to want to look in.

    The picture is priceless!