Showing posts with label lobotomy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label lobotomy. Show all posts

Friday, September 20, 2013

The longest three minutes of my life

Driving home from school.

Nina: Are we 5 minutes away?

Me: Yes. Even less than 5 minutes.

Nina: Six minutes?

Me: No. Six is more than 5. We're, like, 3 minutes away.

Nina: It's been 3 minutes?

Me: No, it's been 1 minute.

Nina: So we're 1 minute away?

Me: No, we're 2 minutes away.

Nina: One minute?

Me: Two minutes.

Nina: Two minutes away?

Me: Now it's more like 1 minute.

Nina: Three minutes?

Me: Yep.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Sorry officer, my daughter won't stop talking

We are driving to gymnastics class.

Nina: Where are we?

Mommy: We're on Antioch Street and 149th Street.

Nina: Antioch?

Mommy: Yes.

Nina: Where are we now?

Mommy: Uh... 148th Street.

Nina: Where are we now?

Mommy: 147th Street.

Nina: Where are we now?

Mommy: 146th Street.(Repeat this exchange until 141st Street)

Nina: Where are we now?

Mommy: Nina, I am not answering you anymore. We are almost there. Stop asking me.

Nina: Where are we now?

Mommy: ...

Nina: WHERE ARE WE NOW??

Mommy: ...

Nina: You aren't paying attention to me!

Mommy: I told you I am not answering that question anymore.

Nina: Wherearewewherearewewherearewewherearewe....

Mommy: Please stop, you are making me crazy!

Nina: *laughing uncontrollably* Where are we now?

Then several things happened at once. My blood pressure shot up, my brain gave itself a lobotomy, I realized I was speeding, and I noticed a police officer with a radar gun on the side of the road.

My first thought as the officer walked to my car was "maybe she will arrest me and I will get some quiet alone time." No such luck.

On the ticket there is no place to plead "guilty by reason of insanity."