My 9 year old and I were coming home from his Little League game one Saturday when he shared his future plans with me.
“When I have my own life,” he said. “I’m definitely getting a dog.”
“What do you mean your own life? Whose life do you have now?”
“Like after college. When I’m working and earning my own money and living in my own place.”
“Where will you be living?”
“Probably in Queens. I’m going to be working for the Mets.”
“Well, if you’re going to be a baseball player you shouldn’t have a dog. Baseball players travel a lot, you know.”
“Um, hello? I’m not going to live alone. I’m going to have to get married.”
“Oh. Well, won’t your wife travel with you?”
“No. She’s going to have to walk the dog.”
Of course she is.
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Twitter: kristinesplace
May 26, 2011 at 7:30 am
Awwww! What a wee cutie!!!
BWAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAH
Naturally. He’s got quite the plan, doesn’t he? Love him.
Twitter: sellabitmum
May 26, 2011 at 7:51 am
Queens, really?
Twitter: allfookeduptoo
May 26, 2011 at 7:55 am
Hahahaha…that cracked me up. When I grow up and have MY own life, ice cream will have less calories than lettuce…and my kids will get off their asses.
That’ll probably never happen though…
That child is brilliant!!!
MEN!!!! (Or, in this case, BOYS!!!!)
Twitter: librrra
May 26, 2011 at 9:06 am
Sure, what else are wives for?
My husband always wanted a dog and I opposed as it’s too much work. Now we have a newborn. I should’ve have settled for a puppy.
Twitter: grandemocha
May 26, 2011 at 7:20 pm
Cats are even easier. I left a 1.5 year old in charge of a 12 week old. No child protective service visit.
Twitter: MamaWantsThis
May 26, 2011 at 11:03 am
Sounds like young Ladrinka has it all worked out.
Where did he get that idea from though? 🙂
I’ll trade all these kids for a dog. Walking dogs is way easier than raising twins. Tell your son he’s got the right idea.
The sole purpose of marriage is that someone is always home to walk the dog. Of course.
Twitter: Issascrazyworld
May 26, 2011 at 12:58 pm
My own life. I love it. He has big life plans I see.
Come on mom, that’s what wives are for. Geez
Twitter: amommyinthecity
May 26, 2011 at 2:29 pm
haha! This is amazing!
My friend’s son told his friend that if he didn’t get married he was going to have to do his own laundry.
HA!
Oh, that is funny!
Twitter: penbleth
May 26, 2011 at 4:57 pm
Heh. I take it the future Mrs isn’t going to have her own life. Good on 9 for being clear on what he wants.
Twitter: SheSuggests
May 26, 2011 at 5:30 pm
He is a gem! All his wife will have to do is walk the dog, meanwhile I’m stuck cooking, cleaning and child rearing!
I love that he thinks he ‘has’ to get married. As though no options exist. But then there’s the dog so… duh!
Before reading this post I recieved phone call from “Mama”. Are you going to walk the dog when you came home?, was the question. Walk him yourself, was the answer.
You can call it genetic.
Twitter: Mamabirddiaries
May 26, 2011 at 11:01 pm
the wife ALWAYS walks the damn dog. That’s why I no longer have a dog.
Twitter: NorthWestMommy
May 27, 2011 at 11:55 am
In our case wife walks the dog and husband posts pictures of him on Facebook. Apparently it is called shared responsibility. He takes care of the dogs PR while I make sure he stays alive.
Twitter: fromtracie
May 26, 2011 at 11:39 pm
This is the main reason there is no dog in my house….well, this and the sneezing, the sneezing is part of it too.
of course she is….
he’s a man with a plan! that’s probably good.
Twitter: noshoppingliz
May 27, 2011 at 1:51 am
my husband wanted a dog. he said he had wanted one as a boy and now that he was a grown-up, he should have one. except he travels a lot…so….
we don’t have a dog.
And that ladies and gentlemen, sums up the male race
My 8 year old daughter is dying for a puppy (not a dog) Maybe I could tell her to wait until she’s older and she can walk the dog for her husband.
Twitter: asideofrice
May 27, 2011 at 7:42 am
I’m so impressed with your son’s planning. My kids can’t get past the planning required to beg me for a hot dog after the game.
Twitter: chicktuition
May 27, 2011 at 12:08 pm
It’s good that he’s thought everything out…it sounds like a good plan. For everyone except maybe the wife. But he and the dog should be happy.
Oh lord!! Children – especially male ones – methinks we are doomed!
Too funny… he has it all mapped out, I see.
LOL!!
Found you on the mamabird diaries site — I want to be a mom in NYC so thought I would check out your blog.
So glad I did!
xo
babymama
avagracescloset.blogspot.com
Twitter: missbritt
May 30, 2011 at 12:15 pm
It’s adorable that he thinks his life will still be his own after he gets married.