They're On to Us

Today Alex walked in from school with a neighbor friend and asked me (in front of the friend) if the friend could stay and play. That's a no-no over here as I try to keep any mean mom perceptions discreet. But I let it go and mumbled "Sure."

As they walked out to ask the friend's mom if it was okay for her to come play at our house, I heard the friend say, "Stand right by me when I ask if I can play, because she won't want to say 'no' if you're right there because then she'll look like a mean mom."

Okay. So they're on to us. But we're on to them.