I like to think Stonewall and I are teaching Lil Mootz to be an honest, upstanding citizen. That one day people will look at our son and say, "What a fine young man!" And if we're lucky they'll add on, "His parents must be superior parents." (I mean, we are, but it's also nice when people recognize it.)
Anyway, I don't think we're doing to bad of a job. It's a bit difficult to say at the moment since Lil Mootz is only (almost) two, but I have faith he's going to turn out pretty darn good.
Except when it comes to cards. As in Rummy.
You see Stonewall and I love to play cards, specifically 500 Rummy, and there is an unspoken rule: If you're stupid enough to not hide your cards, I'm going to cheat.
This rule was established three years ago when the following took place:
Stonewall: Hey! You're looking at my cards!
Me: Well, yeah. How else am I going to win?
Since then we like to try outcheat each other. Hence this weekend's game...
Stonewall: I know what card you need.
Me: No, you don't.
Stonewall: Yes, I do. I can see your cards in the reflection on the table.
Me: Oh. Well, I've been checking out your cards in the mirror behind you.
We're both pretty slick like that.
And we plan on teaching Lil Mootz how to be slick like that too. That's right, our little card player can cheat the money out of your honor student.
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lol - create a card shark that no one suspects :D
Look out for Lil Mootz! *lol* Someday, he'll probably cheat you out of your money, too! Kids have a way of out playing their parents, eventually!
hahahahaha, that is absolutely hilarious. I just laughed, ...a...LOT.
Umm...hilarious! I have a glass table, I'll have to start using it to my advantage!
Too funny!
Haha, lil card shark in disguise!
LOL
Same kinda stuff on weekends at my mom's. My brother will look over at my son's cards and no matter how many times I tell my eight year old he has to hold his cards back away from the table, he just doesn't listen. Needless to say, he rarely ever wins at Uno ... but I don't care because I hate to lose!
You might have the next big winner there!
I do the same thing! Seriously...if your gonna be loose with your cards...how am I NOT going to look? It's kinda like when a girl walks by with a super tight shirt and her boobs are hanging out of the top of it...how do you NOT look?
Too hilarious. My mom and I do funny things like that, too, and we fake-trash-talk at the end of the game. The winner will draw big hearts and stars around her name on the scorecard. The loser will say something like, "Well, if you can't win when you're keeping score, you don't deserve to play." :-)
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