Smartassery Begets Smartassery In My Family

You know what happens when you make fun of something and you do so repeatedly?  Do you know what will happen if you joke that if you owned such an atrocity you might be inclined to get rid of grounding as a discipline technique  and instead wear that certain something to your sons' soccer games and cheer loudly on the sidelines? What about if you pointed it out that your husband should get one and wear it to the Pentagon work since his office tends to be a little on the chilly side?

What if you were asked to change the channel on the TV and sighed, "I'd love to help you out, but alas, my blanket doesn't have sleeves." Let's say you also theatrically chattered your teeth and accompanied the chattering sound with a "brrr" every time you opened your laptop?  Maybe you make one too many references to how a person could be cast as  Huggy Bear's long lost sister on Starsky & Hutch. You know, the one who lived in the frozen tundra?  If that weren't enough, you continued to insist the thing was nothing more than a long sleeved hospital gown-only made out of fleece.   Do you have any idea what will happen if you do such things?

That's right. You'll receive a bright pink Snuggie as a Chanukkah gift from your children.   

Original post to DC Metro Moms. You can find Devra and her pink Snuggie over at Parentopia.