Rockstarism #350 – Rockstar Ice Bucket Challenge (or, Praise Effort, Not Results…)

#350

Bathtime in the Rockstar household…

Rockstar: <holding up makeshift mike> Miss, say “A-ba-da-ba-da-ba”

Miss: <obligingly> “A-ba-da-ba-da-ba”

Rockstar: Ok, obviously you need Mummy to read to you more so you can learn some actual words.

Me: You set her up.

Rockstar: Well, you want her to let you read to her more or not? (Constant bone of contention between the Miss and me because she still rarely sits still for a whole book…)

Rockstar: Miss, you need to prac-tiiiiiiice – AAAAAARGGGHHHH (Miss dumps a plastic bottle of icy water, which she originally intended for herself (because she’s well, crazy) over his head) AAAAAARGGGHHHH AAAAAARGGGHHHH OMG – AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!! 

Miss giggles delightedly and so I try my luck – 

Me: So can I play your music class songs, maybe we can sing along with some actual words?

Miss: No.

Me: Good effort though, Rockstar. You got ice water dumped over you for that too <Rockstar nods seriously>

Miss: Ko-ko. Don’t. Talk. To me. 

Rockstar: No one wants to talk to you. You just dumped ice water on me.