Mom
MY plan was to very quietly dig out some swim things and then get a feel for the lay of the day and decide 15 minutes before departure time who would actually go to the pool. And I most definitely wasn't planning to tell the kids four hours previous that this was even a consideration.
The not mentioning it is based on years of experience because all that will become of mentioning it early is impatient and whiney children. Seriously. And who would actually go with dad then would be based on chore completion, the whininess level, the parents own patience by 1pm amongst other things.
Pa
9:00 am this morning
"Hey Brian - I'm going to bring you to the pool today!!"
Wendy: CAN I COME???
Allan: CAN I COME?????
Brian: nonstop for the past 1/2 hour - I want to go to the pool NOW, I want to go to the pool NOW, I want to go to the pool NOW, I want to go to the pool NOW, I want to go to the pool NOW, I want to go to the pool NOW, I WAAAAAAAAAAANAAAAAAA GOOOOOOOOO TOOO THE POOOOOOL NOW
And Pa just left me to go to Home Depot
I think I'll stick a brick in his swim trunks
I feel your pain. : )
Posted by: Amy | April 26, 2008 at 08:48 AM
Oh yeah... That was a bad move on his part. You'd think after 4 kids this would have been ingrained in his brain.
Posted by: ashley | April 26, 2008 at 09:03 AM
you'd think.
grrr.
Posted by: Sharyn (Torm) | April 26, 2008 at 09:04 AM
Suddenly have somewhere you have to be at 1pm...no kids.."Oops Pa, I guess you'll have to take them all to the pool!"
Posted by: sue | April 26, 2008 at 09:19 AM
I agree with Sue!
Dad's they are clueless sometimes aren't they.
Posted by: Peggy | April 26, 2008 at 10:33 AM
The difference between moms (who spend all the time with the kids) versus the dads (weekends only). So true.
Posted by: Alana M | April 26, 2008 at 02:31 PM
i could have written this post, exchanging the names and the subject for grams and papa's house. *sigh*
Posted by: tania | April 26, 2008 at 02:48 PM
This happens quite frequently at my house too, except i am both people.
I am learning to keep my mouth shut though. It's just way less painful if I do.
Posted by: sue Treiber | April 26, 2008 at 03:25 PM
I hate that! I don't tell them anything until we are out the door and on our way. It's just easier.
Posted by: Carmen | April 26, 2008 at 04:16 PM
Here's an idea....
Have Brian leave voice msgs for PA on his cell phone... I wanna go to the pool now... repeat...
Posted by: Andi Sexton (rrlscrapgal) | April 26, 2008 at 04:45 PM
Sounds way too familiar!
Posted by: ~ Junkyard Jennifer | April 26, 2008 at 08:00 PM
lol!!!!
Posted by: DebbieHodge | April 27, 2008 at 03:25 PM