"Bennett Bunch": Now I KNOW how my Mother felt...

Friday, February 8, 2008

Now I KNOW how my Mother felt...

Today one of my good friends that I grew up with came over to my parents with her two girls to visit me and my kids. After we had visited for a couple of hours we decided it was time for lunch at Chick-fil-A. We got into our cars and started down the street. I went one way and Mindi went the other way. Here is my conversation with my 4 year old on the way to Chick-fil-A.

Madalyn: "what happened to Mindi"?

Me: "she went a different way, we will see her in a few minutes".

Madalyn: "oh, Mom we are going to get lost & we don't know where to go".

Me: "Madalyn I grew up in this town I know how to get to Chick-fil-A".

Madalyn: "are you sure we won't get lost"

Me: "yes, I am sure"

Madalyn: "okay, Mom".

On our way home from Chick-fil-A we had much the same conversation only this time she had a little more to say.

Madalyn: "Mom, would you slow down you are driving too fast"

Me: "Madalyn, I am driving the speed limit"

Madalyn: "you are going to get in trouble by the police man".

Me: "no I won't, I am still driving the speed limit".

Madalyn: "well are sure you know where you are going"?

Me: "Madalyn, please stop telling me how to drive".

As I said those last words I could remember my mother & I having a very similar conversation. Now I know how my mother felt when her young daughter was trying to correct the way she drove.

6 comments:

The Bergquist Fam said...: ha! madalyn and jimmy are so similiar!; February 9, 2008 at 3:05 PM
On Our List said...: Don't you hate those moments where you realize you are more like your mother each day? I do. Thanks for visiting my blog and adding me. I added you to my blog so we can stay in touch. This is so fun.; February 10, 2008 at 2:43 PM
On Our List said...: Sorry to keep making comments but when I tried to get back to my site by clicking on my link from your site it said the page was not found. I looked and the address has a typo(an a is missing in faragher) it should read http://dougandsharonfaragher.blogspot.com/
Its okay, I still misspell my last name after 7 years of marriage.; February 10, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Moore Fun Stories said...: Kids say the funnest things. Can you imagine the things she's going to say about your driving when she's a teenager? Our mom's did put up with a lot :).; February 10, 2008 at 9:27 PM
robyncreates said...: that is too funny!; February 10, 2008 at 10:51 PM
Steph Thomas said...: The funny thing about that is when I was in MT this last summer, my mom and I were driving somewhere I had never been before even though I grew up in the area. Since I had a different idea of where this place was I questioned my mom a few times to make sure we weren't going the wrong way. I guess some things never change:); February 12, 2008 at 10:51 AM

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Favorite Quote

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived. " — Marjorie Pay Hinckley

Quotes by Madalyn

One day as we sat around Meme’s table eating lunch and talking Madalyn was telling us about stuff that happened “a LONG LONG time ago” according to her. I made a comment about her being so old and she replied “Mom, I don’t hurt.” I’m not sure where she got the idea that if you are old that means you hurt. ~ Jan. 2008

Latter in that same conversation Meme said she thought Madalyn looked like her Grandma Bennett. Madalyn replied “I think Grandma Bennett looks like you Meme. You both have tangled hair.” Meme and Grandma both have curly hair which is what Madalyn was talking about. ~ Jan. 2008

When we were in the car Madalyn was singing a song. These are the words she sang: “…and so my KNEES ARE GRAY…” I was trying to keep from laughing out loud. If you are not sure why this is funny I will tell you. She was singing “I am a Child of God” and the words should have been “…and so my NEEDS ARE GREAT…” It was so cute and I didn’t want to correct her at the time. ~ Feb. 2008

The other night after Ethan went to sleep Madalyn and I stayed up talking for a little bit. She looked at me and then Ethan and back at me and said “I love that little guy.”
It was so sweet and sincere. ~ March 2008

Here is another one about singing. Madalyn loves to sing primary songs as loud as she can off the balcony. I heard her outside on the balcony yesterday singing “Follow the Prophet.” Here’s what she sang “Adam was a prophet first THING that we know…” instead of “Adam was a prophet first ONE that we know…” This is a song we have worked on but she always reverts back to the words she likes better. ~ March 2008