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ACT ONE
(and the only one)
SETTING: The bleachers at my 7-year-old son's baseball game this weekend
ACTORS: Another mom of a child on the baseball team and me
Me: Your sons are so cute. How many boys do you have?
Her: I have four.
Me: Wow! Four boys! I have two and they're quite a handful.
Her: Oh, they can be, too. They're older now, so they entertain themselves mostly.
Me: That must be nice.
Her: Yeah.
Me: How long has Derrick been playing baseball?
Her: Which Derrick?
Me: Your son, Derrick. The one on this baseball team? The one that got that awesome hit last night!
Her: Oh! That Derrick. My husband's name is Derrick, too...
Me: Oh, okay. I see why that'd be confusing. He's named after his dad. Yeah, I meant the little Derrick, I guess.
Her: ...and all of my other sons' names are named Derrick.
Me: They're all named Derrick?
Her: Yeah.
Me: Do you--
Her: Sorry. Hold on a minute. DERRICK!!! STOP THAT!!!! Okay, what were you saying?
Me: All five of them are named Derrick? Do they all have different middle names or something? That's kind of cute. It's a little bonding thing they've got going on.
Her: Hold on. DERRICK, I SAID QUIT THAT!! Yeah, sorry about that. No, they have the same middle name, too. Their dad and all four boys have the same first name and the same middle name.
Me: [Tries to stifle a giggle, hide surprise and not immediately ask questions regarding how she separates school/medical/dental records all at the same time] Ohhhhh, okay.
Her: Yeah, they're Derrick 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
***END SCENE***
(To each their own, right?)
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31 comments:
you've got to be kidding me!!! who does she think she is, george foreman?? that is too funny....i commend you on your ability to refrain from busting out laughing :0)
What. The. Hell.
That is all.
No. Seriously? What is with people? George Foreman syndrome.
I just can't say anything else but WTF!
Was she being serious? That's so f-ing funny! I have trouble figuring out which kid I'm yelling at and I only have two...and they have different names.
PS... my 7-year old also plays baseball. It can be like watching paint dry sometimes, can't it?
my god. Those poor Derricks. Yes, all of them.
I guess that just saves her sanity...when she calls for them, they either ALL ignore her or they ALL come running. ;)
I guess that just saves her sanity...when she calls for them, they either ALL ignore her or they ALL come running. ;)
Whoa! How in the world????? I can't even imagine that!
Please tell me this is a joke. This has to be a joke. Right?
*Exactly! That mom doesn't have to run down the list like I do. She's smart, that one. Hahaha!
Stop it!!!! NO WAY!!
Seriously!?! Doesn't she know that only semi-famous people who sell grills can name their kids all the same.
Oh for pete's sake.
Wow! I was waiting for the part where she said that she was just kidding! Wow!
What, Derrick 1,2,3,4,5? That's just plain old cruel.
I'm not sure how I would have reacted either. Life is strange!
that's just crazy!
No way! And you didn't laugh in her face? I'm impressed.
Oh my goodness....seriously?!?! That.is.nuts. But thanks for the laugh!!
Well you only have to label stuff once for camp/school!
Seriously? SERIOUSLY???
That's crazy.
Certifiably.
Shut up! Ok, that's either totally out there, or that woman had a terrible day and finally said to herself, "The next person who asks me about my kids is getting some crazy bat sh*t answer about their names." That's blog gold. So jealous...lol
ummmm...wow!
Ok, so this woman is completely insane?????
LOL thank you so much for that laugh. WHO DOES THAT?! The new definition of Lazy. :) Love your blog!
Poor Derrick
s.
Derrick(s) sounds like a bad seed.
I'm dying, seriously dying. Cannot even form an intelligent comment--dying, dying, dying...
Bull Shit!
This is a Bob Newhart episode, isn't it!?
You know the one....The 2 brothers named Darrel.
HaaaaaaHAaaaaaaaaa. Xxx
Are you serious? That's wild!
Hey, if it is good enough for George Foreman...just sayin'! ha!!
seriously? lol :p
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