13 comments to “When It Doesn’t Pay to be Adorable…”

1. 
   Comment by Laura:
   Thursday, March 26th 2009 at 9:08 am

   Tell her it’s the adult version of a Nintendo Wii.

   

   susanmercedes Reply:
   March 28th, 2009 at 4:51 pm

   Laura: Sure. But can you imagine when she has friends over and wants to show them “my game”. This screams trouble!

2. 
   Comment by Neil:
   Thursday, March 26th 2009 at 10:41 pm

   Or a boyfriend?

   

   susanmercedes Reply:
   March 28th, 2009 at 4:49 pm

   Neil: A boyfriend won’t work. The guys I date generally aren’t able to fit in my nightstand drawer. Back to the drawing board.

3. 
   Comment by Amberly:
   Friday, March 27th 2009 at 4:16 am

   Oh crap….until I read the end of your post, I was gonna ask YOU what the proper response is. So far I’ve gone with, “It’s a foot massager.” Then she wanted to try it out. Umm….no. The image of my eleven year old daughter sitting there massaging her foot with you-know-what is a little disconcerting to me.

   So yeah….seriously people! What’s the proper response?! And what’s a good one that they WON’T run back to school and tell all their friends about?

   Screw the people with gun safes, where’s the adult toy safes?

   

   susanmercedes Reply:
   March 28th, 2009 at 4:52 pm

   Amberly: The adult toy safe is a great idea, but honestly do you want to fidget with a safe code at *that* moment. I think I need another hiding spot close to the bed. Maybe the third drawer down?

   

   Amberly Reply:
   March 29th, 2009 at 2:58 pm

   True, true. Under the mattress?

4. 
   Comment by Suz:
   Monday, March 30th 2009 at 5:22 pm

   Awesome. This one beats the breast-implant-as-cooler-for-the-ice-chest chat.

   

   susanmercedes Reply:
   March 30th, 2009 at 7:35 pm

   Suz: Beats it for *who*?! For me, this discussion was way harder. For you, as the uninvolved reader, I bet you’re right. It was funny. I’ll think the same as soon as I replace the batteries in my adorable toys.

5. 
   Comment by Colby:
   Wednesday, April 1st 2009 at 11:40 am

   Susan: I found my mom’s “adult toy” while snooping in her room as a child. Unfortunately, it wasn’t till I was about 15-years-old (8 years later) that it finally dawned on me what the strange item was. Your story made me smile … thanks!

   

   susanmercedes Reply:
   April 1st, 2009 at 11:53 am

   Colby: I’m thrilled to know I’m not the only mom who has had her equipment found by a child. Are you fairly well adjusted as an adult? I just want to make sure my daughter isn’t traumatized by this event.

6. 
   Comment by kittygutz:
   Thursday, April 2nd 2009 at 1:01 pm

   LOL My parents visited while I was in Austin for SXSW & my dad slept in my bed. I was hoping to God he wouldn’t look in my goodie drawer… thankfully he didn’t. I accidentally found their goodie drawer once and that is just wrong… so wrong!

   Can you tell I’m doing a little “home in bed sick” catch up?

7. 
   Comment by Rob:
   Monday, April 6th 2009 at 8:26 pm

   You definately don’t want to try the third drawer down, I guarantee you she has already been through all the drawers you have now. I once found some magazines (wink, wink) in my parents dresser drawers and from that time forward I didn’t stop checking, hoping upon hope. So you could try the old shoe box on the top shelf in your closet, you’ll just have to do a little pre planning before bed if you are planning on getting lucky with yourself!

   So here are some potential answers:

   They are things your Dad left behind when he left, you’ll have to ask him.
   You are doing a study for Black and Decker and they are power tools for body sculpting.
   They are medicinal things prescribed by your doctor to make pain go away.
   The easter bunny (or energizer bunny) sent them to you to test battery life.
   Somebody broke into the house and actually left them behind, a cat ( plug in other word for cat) burgler.

   Well you get the idea! Hope they will be helpful!! Oh, and ENJOY!