Enough is Enough

Good grief. The little mimic strikes again.

He attends half-day pre-kindergarten. He has a "late" birthday in October and did not qualify for regular kindergarten, since he is still only four-years-old.

I car pool with another Mom whose son also attends the same class. So I pick them up today from school, they get into the car and got buckled up. (It's the law, ma'am.) *grin* Then they start bickering back and forth. I listened to my son as he complained to me about his little "friend."

"Mom, he's staring at me."
"Will you tell him to be quiet."
"Will you tell him not to talk about me?"
"Will you tell him not to look at me?"

I am doing my best to ignore the whole episode. In the past, I have been accused of trying to micromanage the boys' behavior, so needless to say I'm keeping my yapper shut this time. I am trying to let them work it out by themselves. I don't even know what the other little boy was saying, but I heard my son's reply:

"That's enough!"

Oh good grief. That's MY line. He totally stole that from me.

I can't quite get used to hearing my lines come out of my little one's mouth. My older boy did not used to do this when he was the same age. He did everything else annoying, but not this. And my older son has moved on to bigger and more annoying things.

My older son loves to point out every one's faults. As I mentioned, I am carpooling with another Mom for the little guys. Well my older son has decided that the other Mommy is a reckless driver. He saw her turn the corner onto our street and he decided she was going too fast.

Oh brother.

"What will you do if she causes an accident?"
"I'll be concerned and worried for every one's safety."
"But what if my little brother gets hurt because she was driving too fast."
"Then I'll take him to the doctor to make sure he is all right."
"What if she gets a ticket from a cop?"
"Then she'll pay the fine."

Just for the record, she is NOT a reckless driver. He just thinks she is. I trust my friend and her driving record. Too bad my eleven-year-old can't see his way to feel the same trust and respect that I have for her.

So the next time my friend pulled up into the driveway to get our little guy, my older son said, "You might get a ticket or get in an accident driving so fast." I was mor-ti-fied.

My friend looked at me puzzled, she hadn't quite heard him.

So what did I do, what did I say?

I told him very clearly (with a glare), "That's enough!"

He scurried into the house not understanding what he had done wrong. Sigh. The life lessons and repeat lectures tend to wear me down after awhile. But hey, it's my job right now. Still I think it's time, time for a Mommy time-out.

Yes, enough is enough.

I hear a nappie-poo calling my name.