My kids like April Fools’ Day. It’s a festive time when they spend every waking minute lying their faces off and then saying, “Just KIDDING! April Fools!” Laylee said the best trick she played all day was to tell one friend that our grandma had died. I told Laylee that might be a mean trick and she said, “No it wasn’t. She wasn’t sad. She doesn’t even know our grandma.”
Magoo came up with the best trick ever. He used it all day long and I fell for it every single time. Here’s how it went:
Magoo: Hey Mom?
Me: Yeah Buddy?
Magoo: Just KIDDING! I didn’t really need anything. April FOOLS!
10 minutes later:
Magoo: Mom! Hey Mom? Excuse me Mom!
Me: What do you need?
Magoo: NU-THING! April Fools!
20 minutes after that:
Magoo: Mom? You know what?
Me: I don’t know. What?
Me: April FOOLS! I wasn’t gonna say anything. HA HA HA HA!
He spent all day changing it up, finding new ways to trick me with the same joke, which was basically my name. It was sweet. I mostly laughed but on April 2nd I stomped all over his fun. “It’s not April Fools’ Day today. That doesn’t work anymore.”
I’m not sure what “That doesn’t work anymore” really means. I think it means something like, “For real. If you keep doing that I will go mental and then you won’t be allowed to eat sugar ever ever again and I’m pretty sure that wasn’t your plan so it probably won’t work for you to keep saying it.”
LisAway says
Those kids are so hilarious. Such a good trick. And you fell for it EVERY TIME!
All Women Stalker says
Hahahaha! I’d have fell for it every time, too.
Heffalump says
Well that’s better than my six year old who would say things like, “Hey Mom, the baby just turned into this car! April Fools!”
Margaret says
Your kids are so cute…APRIL FOOLS!!!!
Oh wait…um…
grammyelin says
I love little kids as they learn what constitues a sense of humor. Sometimes I think it is a loooong road. Margaret gets it, Great comment.