K has been home sick now for almost a week.... he's a little bored to say the least and he's tired of trying to cough up a lung. However, that doesn't mean he gets to talk back to mom! As I sent him to his chair, with an apology in order, I got "Sooorrrry" (insert imagined disdain & disgusted intonation). With a quick word reminding him that is not the right way to say sorry. I did get a new and much improved "Sorry" (insert imagined softened tone here).
As he turned to humbly (sarcasm) follow my loving direction I heard under his breath.... "but next time, you get what you get!"
Hardly able to control my quick smile and laughter, I resorted to the two word direction in a stern voice "Chair, Now!" because I swear if he hadn't left the room right then he would have totally seen me double over.
Hmmm now the question of the day would appear to be: "I wonder where on earth he has heard that expression before?" Could it be his kindergarten/first grade teacher who would say "You get what you get and you don't throw a fit". Or his fourth grade teacher who also says "You get what you get" or perhaps maybe I may have on occassion used that term when serving dinner and was asked repeatedly "do I have to really eat that?"
The moral you ask? You just never know when your words are going to be thrown back in your face.
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