Off The Chest » spelling http://www.offthechest.net Always off the chest, never off the wagon. Sun, 23 May 2010 17:49:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 en hourly 1 I Am Way Too Critical http://www.offthechest.net/2010/02/27/i-am-way-too-critical/ http://www.offthechest.net/2010/02/27/i-am-way-too-critical/#comments Sat, 27 Feb 2010 17:35:33 +0000 Susan Mercedes http://www.offthechest.net/?p=5622 I had to bribe my kid this morning. She wanted to do a tickle fight. I hate being tickled. Hate it. I causes me anxiety. I think I’ll blame my brother, who is older and I’m sure tortured me as a kid.

So I told Elle that if she made and brought me a cup of coffee I’d do a tickle fight with her. Yes, I’m *that* mom. Bribe my kid for quality time and memories.

Anyhow, my kid is a doll and quickly agreed. Not only did she bring me coffee, she also brought me a cute note.

Note stated: YOUR THE BEST!

My first response was, “Awwwww, so sweet. I love you.”

My next response was, “Oh honey, let me show you something.”

And the note became a spelling lesson.

You are = You’re

Here’s proof that I’m a horribly critical mom!

Please use a mirror to look at the image. Image also shows that I can’t get my iPhone to send emails and I had to use my MacBook Pro Photo Booth to snap the shot. And Photo Booth apparently only takes photos backwards. My kid DOES NOT write her words backwards. She’s not that talented.

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