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The Mother of All Pranks

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The Mother of All Pranks

Remember that old song “Snips and snails, and puppy dog tails…that’s what little boys are made of?” Little boys are very different from little girls. My boys were always into something…the dirtier the better. They thought nothing of wearing the same clothes to bed that they’d played in all day, or even wearing the same clothes to school two days in a row. Apparently I wasn’t always the most observant mother in the mornings. I’m not a morning person. Please don’t judge. They’re clean boys now. I promise.

But back in the day, there was a definite grossness factor. The first time my oldest son went to sleep away camp, I made the mistake of asking him afterwards if he’d brushed his teeth. He looked as though he had to think about it and then said, “Yes, we (as in he and his roommate) brushed our teeth the first day.” I didn’t even ask my second son when he went to his first sleep away camp. I didn’t want to know.

They found great amusement in whoopee cushions and farting. And at one point, my oldest decided it would be easier to pee in the trash can in his room than actually go to the bathroom. You can just imagine my reaction! When I told my mother in law about it, she informed me I’d better nip that in the bud right away because my husband and his brother did that for a week before she caught them. When I asked my husband about it, he just laughed and said the trash can actually rusted.

But I have a mother of all prank stories…and it’s a doozy. I’m sure this is one my boys will be telling their boys at some point, as their wives cringe all the while thinking “please don’t let this give our boys any ideas!” It’s really quite disgusting, but at the same time, it’s pretty funny too.  If you want to hear the rest of the story, come visit me over The Mother of All Meltdowns’ blog. I promise, you won’t be disappointed.

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Here’s an excerpt from my story, Take Two Meltdowns and Call Me in the Morning:

The day that my world turned upside down started out like any other day. My preschool-age daughter has a friend over, and they were eating macaroni and cheese on the back porch. My youngest son, who was a little over one at the time, had eaten his lunch inside the kitchen, where I was, and just kind of toddling around the room. And then all of the sudden, he wasn’t toddling around the room. He was on the floor, turning blue, and foaming at the mouth. His eyes rolled back; I thought he was choking. He passed out. Everything I learned in infant CPR slipped away. I had NO idea what to do. Panicked, I called 911. Fortunately he started breathing again on his own before the paramedics arrived, since it took them forever! Actually, it was only fifteen or twenty minutes, but when something like this happens, every minute seems like an eternity. So, he wasn’t choking after all. But the paramedics had no idea what had happened so they wanted to transport him to the hospital. My husband couldn’t understand why I hadn’t just put our son in the car and run to the hospital myself, since it’s literally five minutes from our house. But it’s hard to explain how paralyzed I was. I was in panic mode. I couldn’t think. I couldn’t act.

Honestly, the rest of that first day was a blur. I don’t remember much other than the picture of him I have in my mind, lying on the ground, turning blue. That image will be imprinted in my mind forever. 

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Lindsey Kennedy

Sunday 24th of January 2016

I found this very funny, and kind of makes me question if I want to have kids. They seem to be a lot of work. This however was very funny to me being that I didnt have to take care of the situations, and cootos to you for dealing with this. I would have a nervous breakdown.

Michelle Nahom

Sunday 24th of January 2016

My oldest son is in college now and the youngest is in high school, and they are great friends as well as brothers. I love that my oldest calls his younger brother just to talk, pretty much every week. We still laugh about some of the things they did and if you clicked through to the other story from my post, that one is one of their favorites.

Tiffany

Saturday 12th of October 2013

In Th TRASH CAN?!?!?!? LMBO OMGosh! I can't! That's hilarious...and I wonder if your husband shared he rusty can story with them to give them the idea or if it just runs in their blood? LOL *********** I couldn't imagine being in a situation where my child was blue much less where I had to react and make a conscious decision in the midst of it.

Michelle Nahom

Saturday 12th of October 2013

You have to read the second part of the story! It gets worse!! I went completely into panic mode when that happened and that wasn't even my meltdown. It was a really hard time in our lives.

Kristia {Family Balance Sheet}

Saturday 12th of October 2013

I live in the land of fairies and rainbows (2 daughters) so this story is hilarious to me. My girls would never think to do something like that, but just in case, I have a new rule at my house--no water guns! ;)

Michelle Nahom

Saturday 12th of October 2013

The boys thought it was pretty funny. It was quite ingenious. Boys! Ugh!

Reese

Friday 11th of October 2013

Suddenly I'm immensely happy we have a daughter ;)

Btw, congrats on the book. I go away for a few weeks and you go all rockstar on me! Looking forward to giving it a read.

Michelle Nahom

Saturday 12th of October 2013

I hope all is well with you! I've missed your blog! Don't worry, girls have their own brand of mischief...hahaha! Thanks for the congrats on the book! We're all very excited about it!! I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed writing it!

Michell

Friday 11th of October 2013

Hahaha Michelle! YES, boys will definitely be boys! If your daughter is anything like my daughter I can ONLY imagine her response if they did that to her, lol! Just think, the older they are the worse they get. Our sons are 22 and almost 18 and they play the WORST pranks on each other! The crazy thing is, they think it's funny...go figure! Also, read your heartfelt story in "The Mother of All Meltdowns"! You ladies did a fabulous job, btw! We had a similar situation with our youngest son, but thank God his doctors were great!

Michelle Nahom

Friday 11th of October 2013

Oh the response would not have been good Michell! The boys think it is all funny. My daughter would have had a meltdown, causing me to have a meltdown...it would have been epic around here. But since the target was their older brothers, it was more of just a funny (although disgusting) prank. On another note, I'm so sorry you went through something similar with your son...I wouldn't wish that on anyone! It was a horrible time. Most of our doctors were great, but boy the two that weren't...well it was a recipe for my meltdown. Don't mess with my kid's life...mama bear is coming out. Thankfully, he is healthy now! And quite the prankster.