Overheard

Annoyed noises coming from Ben upstairs. Cameron is doing something to bug him. At this point he starts saying, “I’m going to tell Mom!”. If I overhear this I usually respond, “no, you’re not,” because they are old enough to start talking to each other about this stuff.

Ben: I’m going to tell Mom!

(annoying noises persist)

Ben: I’m going to tell Mom!

(annoyances persist, reaching levels that annoy me on a different floor of the house)

Ben: I’m going to tell Mom OR PRAY TO JESUS!!!

Maybe that will work better than telling Mom…