The Thank You That Feels Like a Slap

Posted by Overheard In The Ward on February 04, 2010

Mom, who usually sleeps in while Dad makes the traditional Saturday morning breakfast: [Lays a plate of pancakes on the table.]
4-year-old: Mommy knows how to make pancakes?! And she knows how to cook bacon too?!

Overheard by: Slightly Defeated Mom

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Categories: Children, Parents

6 Comments to The Thank You That Feels Like a Slap

Jane Doe
February 4, 2010

So why does that make mom defeated?

Natasha
February 4, 2010

Because the child is SURPRISED that the mom “knows how” to cook pancakes. She tried to do something nice and instead got a passive-aggressive comment about either her cooking ability or her family service habits.

Jane Doe
February 4, 2010

Hmm. I took it as “Mom knows how to make them. Dad doesn’t do it right.” I would think it would have the opposite effect on Mom that way.

alston
February 4, 2010

Perhaps putting a question mark so that it was phrased in this manner makes more sense,
“Mom knows how to make pancakes?! and bacon too?!”

John Doe
February 5, 2010

I highly doubt a 4 year old can be “passive-aggressive”. I’m not even sure a 4 year old can be snarky.
Seriously. Wiki it.
Maybe mom’s insecurity needs analysis.

Jane Doe
February 6, 2010

While I don’t know who this John Doe is, I definitely agree with him.

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