The other day I had this chat with my 9 year old son, also known as Young Ladrinka.
Marinka: You’re so cute.
YL: Stop.
Marinka: What, don’t you think you’re cute?
YL: No.
Marinka: Are you kidding me! Why not?
YL: I don’t know, because God didn’t make me cute.
Marinka: Hmm.
Later, I told my mama about this. Mama was upset.
Mama: Why should he be cute? He’s not a little baby, he’s a grown man.
Marinka: He’s 9. I don’t think he’s a grown man.
Mama: He can talk and he can reason. He’s grown. If you say cute that means mentally defective.
Marinka: In what language does cute mean mentally defective?
Mama: In language of the common sense.
Marinka: Do you think I’m cute?
Mama: Very.
One year ago ...
- Mophie - 2013
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Twitter: missbritt
September 7, 2010 at 11:13 am
I’ve been called “painfully cute” – which makes sense now.
Twitter: ohmommy
September 7, 2010 at 12:03 pm
Awesome.
Twitter: SheSuggests
September 7, 2010 at 12:24 pm
A lot gets lost in translation doesn’t it?
I love your mama!
Twitter: wacdance
September 7, 2010 at 12:44 pm
I cannot wait to tell some of my students how cute they are! This is a revelation! Your Mama is hilarious!
LOL. love your mama. i will no longer tell my son he is “cute.” i will use “handsome” or “attractive.” he is almost 6, practically a grown man.
Twitter: Mamabirddiaries
September 7, 2010 at 1:33 pm
Nicki is super cute.
Oh no! The end was just too funny!!!
You have a way of asking “kit-bag questions” that beats the rookiest of rooky soldiers.
Yes, I know from experience.
Twitter: Peajaye
September 7, 2010 at 3:57 pm
Well, now that he’s a grown man, I guess he’s ready to sail around the world by himself.
I like this language of commen sense. Is there a thesaurus I can get? Today I seem to be a magnet for cute people! So, I’d like a few more alternate words to use.
I used to tell a little girl a babysat she was cute. Every time she would tell me, “I’m not cute babies are cute. I am beautiful.” Well then.
cute post. . . very cute. . .
To think that my husband has been calling my butt “mentally defective” all these years and I never knew. Thank you, Mama.
Twitter: deckthoughts
September 8, 2010 at 12:07 am
I’ve always been too tall to be called cute. Now I find out that this is a good thing. I wish someone had told my 15 year old self this. Woulda saved years of therapy.
If it makes you feel any better I never thought you were cute. Hmm, that sounds bad doesn’t it?
My cute 9-year-old son will always be my baby now has his first crush on a girl at his school. He now actually cares about what he smells like and whether his teeth are clean. I don’t know what to do with him – I don’t recognize this young person. Perhaps I should ask a certain group of sarcastic yet frightenly wise Mouthy Housewives what I should do…..
Twitter: mommygeekology
September 8, 2010 at 11:59 am
I wish your mom would write a dictionary.
Twitter: Glamamom
September 8, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Pls thank mama for giving me a legit way to tell my colleagues exactly how I feel about them.