It's official. I've once again failed Mothering 101.
I couldn't have predicted this one, even if I tried. Somewhere in my heart, I knew there would be things we forgot to teach our children. I know my parents did. But somehow the cracks get filled. Whether it is by a teacher, a relative, a friend or (dare I say) T.V.
So when I was putting Scooter in bed the other night, imagine my surprise when I was asked: "Mommy, what's a lamp?"
Surely this must have been covered in one of those sweet baby books we received for his first birthday. He is 5 years old now. How is it that he doesn't know what a lamp is?
By his age I had already changed a few bulbs in our house. Remember back then how often they would burn out? Now you can go something like 10 years before you buy a bulb. I even remember how our hall closet would be ready with at least 4 packs of bulbs. Parents back then would often talk of power surges......we never had one.
So there I sat with Scooter wondering exactly where I had gone wrong. And then it dawned on me. Seven years ago my husband and I bought new construction. We decided on all recessed lighting. It seemed like a good idea at the time. But I never really noticed that we didn't own a lamp. Apparently someone would.
Just goes to show you that you should never take anything for granted. Looks like Scooter and I will be hitting the Yard Sale Circuit soon. He is sure to learn all there is about lamps there.
Please join us soon for some more forgotten life lessons: "What is a Walkman?" "What is a tape cassette?" "And how did you turn on your T.V. if you didn't have a remote?"
5 comments:
Popped in from SITS to say hi! That's so funny!
Ha! While her uncle was trying to explain her new iPod to us recently, my oldest DID ask: "What's a Walkman?"
Oh my goodness! "What's a lamp?"
Reminds me of once when my son was...maybe six or seven. We were at my parent's house for a family event and my youngest sister, as usual, was running late. So Mom asked my son, who was standing right by the phone, to give Sis a call and see if she was on the way. At the time, Mom and Dad still had an old rotary dial phone. My son looked at the phone for a long minute, then whispered to me, "Mom, how do I do it?"
That's funny! We have had the remote and Internet discussion already! Thanks for stopping by on my SITS Day.
Holly
504 Main
Oh my! Who knew lamps were obsolete!
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