My Real Life

So, my junior high school friend, Jen, posted this post, the other day about having a “Yes Day.”

I’d never heard of one before, and apparently, it’s when you say “yes” to everything your kids ask for, over the course of one day.

Jen was a little hesitant, so she had a hypothetical “Yes Day,” instead.

Go read about her hypothetical day, then come back here, because here is what the monkeys said when I asked them what they’d ask for if they knew I’d say “yes” to everything all day.

Monkey Girl:

If we could immediately get on a plane and go to DisneyWorld (I’m working on it, baby…I’m working on it)

If I’d make french toast or pancakes for breakfast (doable…definitely doable)

If we could go get her a 3DS (she doesn’t even play with her regular DS…she’s not getting a 3DS, but I knew she’d ask for one)

If we could go to Game Stop and buy her a few games (we always go and look when we are over there and she never sees anything she likes…I guess she thinks if I’m saying “yes” all day, the store will suddenly improve its inventory)

If she could stay up until 10 or 10:30 (we are tyrants…boys are in bed by 7:30 on school nights, Monkey Girl goes to bed at 8:00, but can read until 9:00…her asking to stay up until 10 or 10:30 reminds me of many a night where I fell asleep on the landing of the stairs, trying to watch Love Boat and Fantasy Island without my parents realizing I was there)

If I could make some smoothies (I have a Magic Bullet and suck at using it…my smoothies taste like crap…I need my friend, Jean, to come over and give me a smoothie tutorial)

If we could make a run to Barnes and Noble and buy a ton of books and magazines (Uh, yeah…me too, Monkey Girl)

If we could get a bunch of iTunes gift cards (She wants to download every single song she hears to her iTouch)

If we could go hiking every weekend (She and I are actually heading out today for a small hike…can’t wait)

Monkey in the Middle: (This guy had a tough time, because, according to him, he didn’t want to be rude and ask for too much)

If we could go to a NY Ranger game (gotta wait til next year on that one, bub)

If we could buy any game he wanted from Game Stop (Like Monkey Girl, he goes, he looks, he doesn’t see a thing he wants…not sure what he thinks they’d have that would be different on “yes” day)

If we could get 10 packs of Oreos (this kid and Oreos…)

If we could buy him a new bike and a new scooter (he needs a new bike…I’m with him on this one)

If we could get him a 4G phone (you are 8…dream on, my little friend…no phone for you)

Baby Monkey:

If we could build a tree house (that would be AWESOME)

If we could get a new Batman toy (because Batman is the savior of the world, so he tells us on a daily basis)

I’m not entirely sure what these lists say about my kids.

I’m not entirely sure what these lists say about me.

I can tell you that I will not be having a “Yes” day any time soon, but that there are some things on this list which aren’t things my kids should necessarily have to dream about.

Like french toast and smoothies.

I’m on it.

It’s interesting to see what  they think are pie in the sky kinds of dreams.

Now I’m kind of wondering what I’d ask for if someone gave me a “Yes” day!