I think I need to use it more and raise his standards of acceptable behavior, clothing, speech, and decorative tastes.

Wow, you're going to be the most popular mom ever!

But to really put yourself over the top you should take away TV and video games and start reading Pilgrim's Progress to him every night, followed by a tasty meal of watercress sandwiches.

I don't use it on his peers. I use it mostly about adults, or often teenagers. I just want to get his mind a little set with standards before he hits the teen years himself. No screentime in my house would be laughable, I would die from exhaustion keeping him entertained. And I'll never be a popular mom.

I like watercress sandwiches.

Something also ate all the leaves off of my marigolds. Need a deerproof orange. Wish there were an orange Astilbe. And there goes my hope for hostas.

I think avoidance of tackyness is a pretty good goal for parenting...

Watercress sandwiches, however, are very nutritious.

msbelle, you are a good mom. That's all that counts.

Have we seen this Cake Wrecks round these parts?

Because I can't imagine we'd allow it to pass without some form of snarky commentary.

I like watercress sandwiches.

Didn't you see that I Love Lucy episode with Elsa Lanchester?

msbelle, you are a good mom. That's all that counts.

That and good taste.

cake wrecks is one of my favorite sites.