There are really few sounds more annoying than the sound of your 15 year old daughter's phone coming from deep inside the vent, like some kind of black hole, impossible to reach, where her little brother hurled it last night during one of their altercations. She's 15. He's 3. Kind of serves her right for teasing him. Word of advice here: if you have a toddler/teen, same difference, please do yourselves a favor and nail down those vent covers with the biggest nails you can find. I asked Laptop to do so, like 3 years ago. As I seem to recall, he said he'd get to it later. Later never came, so I told him the cost for her new phone would be coming out of his Father's Day shopping money.
The other most annoying sound is the one of said daughter's shrieks and yells after it happened, as she convulsed violently in a conniption fit. I'm pretty sure I saw foam coming out of her mouth. You'd a thought she was losing one of her limbs or something the way she went about sobbing and carrying on. Of course, that phone has become like an appendage in a way, so clearly, it must have hurt like hell. She spent practically the whole evening, bending clothes hangers, twisting and turning, attaching them to the end of the broomstick, trying to fish that phone out. To no avail. I gave up after twenty minutes. See what a fun life I lead?
Well, she must have left it fully charged and on vibrate because today, all I kept hearing was that vibrating sound going off, EVERY FIVE MINUTES!! Just who is this kid anyway, the President? Who on earth could be trying to reach her SO desperately? And WHY? They're all supposed to be in class. I highly doubt her friends would be calling to remind her to bring her algebra book. Call me paranoid, but I've got some sneaking suspicions. And like the proactive parent I am, I'm onto her and her scheming, conniving, manipulative little plans. They're about to be foiled.
I'm heading out to the mall. If I see her or any of those girls hanging out at 'Forever XXI', so help me God, I will personally hurt her. Then she'll really know what it feels like to lose a limb.
That'll teach her.
Addendum: I may have been over re-acting ever so slightly. Turns out that vibrating sound every five minutes was actually her alarm going off.
Huh. Who knew she even used one. Oh well. At least I found some good Father's Day deals. I'm sure Laptop will be thrilled.
8 comments:
Okay, that is cracking me up! Alarm or phone...annoying for sure. Thanks for the late-night laugh :)
There's a lot of drama going on over at your house, I'm enjoying this cell-phone saga. Please keep us apprised of any turn of events!
Love this story. I just bought my soon to be 14yo a new cell phone with wifi and wow, it really set off all her bells and whistles. I finally did something right. Who knew a cell phone would mean so much to these girls.
Great story! I've noticed my 13 year old has given up setting his alarm altogether since it makes absolutely no difference
I'm sure it's not so funny but to me I laughed at your story! I can't imagine the difference of raising a 3 yr old and a 15 yr old at the same time.
Ugh.
Cell phones.
I'm perpetually yanking my son's away for one transgression or another.
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Too funny! I remember these days.
My siblings and i have huge age gaps and would argue about the silliest stuff. Sorry to hear about her phone going off so many times. Gave me a good laugh :)
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