My daughter-in-law and I were sitting on her front steps. It was a pleasant summer evening.
We were just talking about day-to-day nothings as we watched the kids playing. My sons were all working on a car belonging to one of them.
Suddenly all three of my boys stopped what they were doing. They closed the hood of the car and put all their tools away. They looked almost like zombies as they made their way up the steps and into the house.
My daughter-in-law and I watched as they silently walked past us and into the house. We knew the car was not yet fixed. What on earth?
Then I began to laugh. The streetlights had just turned on. I taught my children when they were small that they were to come inside when the streetlights came on. It was a habit that stayed with them.
Wonderfully funny.
ReplyDeleteNone of my children are under the age of 50. They still come in when the lights come on.
DeleteThat is cute. They do absorb some lessons from us moms.
ReplyDeleteI was once telling family stories to my grandchildren. As I prepared to leave he said, "I don't know why you keep telling them those stories, I have been telling the stories to them and they don't listen." I told him, "I didn't think you were listening either."
DeleteSweet!
ReplyDeleteAnd cute.
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