Rockstarism #381/ Miss-Speak #64 – Not How That Ends (Either)

#381/ #64

I ask Rockstar to read to the Miss…

Miss: No. Stop. I will read to you, Rockstarrr. <assertively takes book from him> 

Rockstar: But you can’t read.

Miss: I can too read.

Rockstar: No you can’t read. Because you never want to listen long enough to learn anything <rolls eyes>.

Miss: I. CAN. TOO. READ. <slams book on lap for emphasis>

Rockstar: YOU. CAN’T. READ! OK. Fine. You know what? Fine. You read. 

Miss: <enthusiastically> Tabby McTat, was a busker’s cat, with a meow………….. <trails off><forgets the rest> a-and, he had…… one, two, three, four…. five…. six whiskers, Ko-ko! 

Rockstar: <laughing> That’s cute. But it’s not what it says in the book.

Miss: It IS what it says in the book! LOOK! One, two, three, four, five, six whiskers! It’s here. I saw it. 

Rockstar: But that’s not reading.

Miss: IT IS READING!! LOOK, it’s in the book! 

Rockstar: IT’S NOT –

Miss: MMUUUUUU—-

Rockstar: -UUUUUUUMMMM!!! Get over here!

Me: Uh….. I heard. Technically…. the cat in that book really does have six whiskers?

Miss: See? Mummy says you’re stupid. 

Me: What? No, I didn’t –

Rockstar: <indignant> Yes you did! 

Me: No, I didn’t.

Rockstar: Yes you did! You totally said –

Me: I said the cat had six whiskers!

Rockstar: <huffily> I’m upset. I’m going to watch Youtube. <gets up>

Miss: Bye-ee Ko-ko. <sweetly> Mummy read?

Me: NICE TRY. Partners In Crime. (Both of them laugh). How much of that was planned?

Rockstar: Mm.. Maybe half? 

Me: And then the rest just fell in place?

Rockstar: Yeah <quickly> so can I watch Youtube?

Miss: <plaintively> Mummy. I don’t want Ko-ko to read to me <pouts> 

The Partners in Crime……

Doing…… SOMEthing……..