The V Spot

Rants, observations, and home decorating... from a woman with no time for a blog.


  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Home
    • Privacy Policy
  • All Blog Posts
  • Crafts
    • All projects
    • By Project
      • Accessories
      • Artwork
      • Before & After
      • Cheap & Easy
      • decor
      • Floral Design & Centerpieces
      • Furniture
      • garden & outdoors
      • Glass
      • no-sew
      • Upcycle – Recycle
      • Wreaths
    • By Season
      • Spring
      • Summer
      • Fall
      • Winter
    • By Materials
      • corks
      • epsom salt
      • fabric
      • Mod Podge
      • Paper
      • Spray Paint
      • Sticks
    • Round-Ups
  • Holidays
    • Halloween
      • Pumpkins
    • Thanksgiving
    • Christmas
    • Valentine’s Day
    • St. Patrick’s Day
    • Easter
    • Cinco de Mayo
    • Mother’s Day
    • 4th of July
  • Food & Drink
    • All recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Appetizers
    • Side Dish
    • Main Dish
    • Desserts
    • Drinks & Wines
    • Tables & Decor
  • Real Life
    • Family
      • Grant
      • parenting
    • Tales To Tell
    • friends
    • Keepin’ It real
    • Tips & Tricks
      • cleaning
      • Health & Beauty
      • Let me help you
      • organization
    • Just Funny
      • No Mom wants to hear…
      • Exchange of the Day
      • Snarky
      • wacky strangers
      • Big Time Fail

If my son was my employee, I would fire him.

August 10, 2011 25 Comments

I thought this problem didn’t exist anymore.
We have answering machines, voice mail, texting, skype-ing, instant messaging, email, etc…
I thought the days of bone-head kids screwing up my messages were over.

I was wrong.

I found this note on the kitchen counter when I came home from a meeting last night. ย Devin (my 19 year old) took the message.

Me: “Dev, who is Wesley?”
Devin: “I don’t know.”
Me: “He didn’t leave a number or a message…?”
Devin: “He said he’d call back.”
Me: “Did say who he was with, or what it was about…?”
Devin: “Yeah, but I forgot what…”
Me: “Why didn’t you write it down?”
Devin: “Well, I forgot what he was saying.”
Me: “That’s why you’re supposed to write it down!”
Devin: “Well, I was kinda forgetting it while he was saying it…”

On the downside, I don’t know who Wesley is or why he was calling.
On the upside, it’s not just my words that go in the kid’s ear and right out the other!

Filed Under: Devin, Exchange of the Day, family, Funny, No Mom wants to hear... Tagged With: Devin

Comments

  1. Jane says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Been there… Even my husband does this. It’s usually “Oh, ___ called this morning.” (and it’s 10pm!)

    Do you think it’s a male thing?
    J

    Reply
  2. donatella says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:09 PM

    ๐Ÿ˜€ LOL!!! hopefully he’s going to be out of the “teen” soon… (not sure things are going to improve, tho!!!!) xox, d.

    Reply
  3. Sherry Smyth says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:15 PM

    I think it’s a “guy” thing…my sons are like that as well (19 and 23)…and you’re right, it isn’t only what we say that goes in and out so quickly. According to your son it doesn’t even go “in” one ear…that cracked me up.

    More than that I think it’s generational now — they are so used to instant everything with texts, IMs, BBMs…that telephone and speaking are like foreign concepts!!!

    If you ever find out who Wesley is…let us know!! lol!!

    Reply
  4. Cherished Bliss says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:17 PM

    Well, my son is only 3 and I always ask people when this will get better and they start listening and responding with some type of normalacy.. most people say it doesn’t ever end, it just recycles itself into teenagers… I guess they weren’t lying! lol!

    This is why we get gray hair! : )

    Reply
  5. Kelsie From Our Country Home says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:18 PM

    Oh boy…But at least he did try and leave you the message which is much more than I would receive here…Hubby will not answer the phone unless the caller id tells him it is for him…any number he does not recognize is ignored.

    Though I am now really curious who Wesley is and what he wanted lol.

    Blessings Kelsie

    Reply
  6. Esther is not-quite-perfect says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:26 PM

    “Well, I was kinda forgetting it while he was saying it…”

    HILARIOUS!!! ABSOLUTELY PRICELESS!!!

    Reply
  7. Maggie @ Midwestern {Sewing} Girl says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    LOL. You make me laugh. Every. Single. Day. Love that…

    Reply
  8. Angie @ The Country Chic Cottage says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:39 PM

    My 11 yo took a message the other night. I get home and she says. The people called and E has senior pictures tomorrow. Here is the number if you need to call. Um…what pictures? Okay…what time is the appointment?? Her answer…I don’t remember. Okay well let me have the number. There were only NINE numbers written down. THE PHONE NUMBER WAS MISSING A NUMBER!! Um that is kind of important!! Grrr…kids…

    Reply
  9. Kelli says

    August 10, 2011 at 1:44 PM

    SIGH!

    Reply
  10. Shawn says

    August 10, 2011 at 2:05 PM

    I miss posts like this,you and your boys always make me laugh!

    Reply
  11. Mrs. Robinson says

    August 10, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    Oh so funny…I love to read your blog and LAUGH OUT LOUD!!! :-))

    Also…I have two boys so this is good info…:-))

    Reply
  12. At The Picket Fence says

    August 10, 2011 at 2:26 PM

    I love that he said he was forgetting it while the guy was saying it! So honest and such a great glimpse into the male mind! LOL!
    Vanessa

    Reply
  13. Lesley says

    August 10, 2011 at 2:33 PM

    Wesley sounds boring anyways. If he was that forgettable he was probably just calling to sell you insurance or something. I say forget him and hope someone more exciting calls you…like a Savannah or a Dexter or a Francesco. They sound more interesting than Wesley.

    Reply
  14. Prudently Painted Vintage says

    August 10, 2011 at 2:57 PM

    Lmao!! Well at least you put a positive spin on it at the end. Ha!

    Reply
  15. Erin of HomeSavvyAtoZ.com says

    August 10, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    Ahahahahah. Sorry… I shouldn’t laugh, but that is hilarious (from this end). Sorry! How frustrating!?! Are you stewing and stewing just trying to figure it out?! oy!

    Reply
  16. Designed By Dee says

    August 10, 2011 at 8:31 PM

    crack me up [dee is rolling her eyes]

    Reply
  17. Myya says

    August 10, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    I love reading your posts like this. It helps remind me that it isn’t just my kids that are oblivious. ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  18. Jen says

    August 11, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    As pretty much everyone else has said – guy thing. Totally. At least he did write something down, Matt never did. Now he just doesn’t answer the phone if the caller ID shows it’s not for him specifically ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  19. MyBluePeacock says

    August 11, 2011 at 2:16 AM

    This is just too stinkin’ funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply
  20. SueAnn says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:34 AM

    I would definitely fire him as well!! How hard is it to write down what people say? Sigh! Sheesh!!
    Hope Wesley calls back! Ha
    Hugs
    SueAnn

    Reply
  21. Kimjks says

    August 11, 2011 at 12:15 PM

    my son will be 19 in 12 days.Have you been peeking?

    Reply
  22. Amber says

    August 11, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Hah – I’m always “kind of forgetting it while he was saying it”.

    Except I call it, not listening.

    His way of saying he wasn’t listening sounds a lot more forgivable!

    Reply
  23. Emmy says

    August 11, 2011 at 9:15 PM

    Lol. He forgot while he was listening too funny

    Reply
  24. MiMi says

    August 12, 2011 at 5:12 PM

    LOL!!

    Reply
  25. The Fancy Pants says

    August 14, 2011 at 10:34 PM

    omg this is too funny. love it.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

you might also like:

The perils of nose picking.
Shoe stories. You can’t make this up.

Note to self: do not take 10 year old boys into a lingerie store.
Teachers drink wine too…

The proper care and feeding of headstrong teenage boys – Lessons on cooking, budgeting and eating on the run.
4th grade campaign promises.

Hamster shenanigans and a 10 year old’s building plans.
All you need is love.

The Homework Battle, or “What must the teachers think of us?!”
How a backpack and a helmet saved our son’s life.

Recent Posts

  • Spooky porch decor and a Halloween Chair.
  • DIY Plaid Wine Glasses
  • Easy Sand-N-Sea Flower Pots
  • How to use an indoor chandelier outside.
  • Quesadillas made with slow cooker Carnitas. (Pork in a crock pot… nothing is easier.)
  • No Sew Project: How to recover your outdoor cushions using fabric and a glue gun.
  • Upcycle project: plain flower pot into decorative ceramic planter.
  • An easy Valentine’s Day globe.
  • Simple, winter themed decor. (Using what you already have, of course.)
  • Easy Goat Cheese Appetizer Recipe

Amazon Associates Disclosure

Vivienne Wagner is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.

Popular Posts

  • Cleaning Stove Burners & Grates using Ammonia (The best...
    Comments (622) | Jul 07, 2011
  • Easy Dessert Recipe: Oreo Cheesecake Bites
    Comments (64) | Mar 04, 2014
  • How to store fresh produce – From A to Zucchini.
    Comments (109) | Jan 25, 2012
  • No Sew Project: How to recover your outdoor cushions using f...
    Comments (107) | Mar 03, 2018
  • DIY wine bottle crafts.
    Comments (12) | Aug 22, 2013
Privacy

Copyright © 2023 The V Spot ยท Website by Houndstooth Media Group