Saying of the Day: Watch this!

Very tired tonight so only have time to eek out this little H gem. Not sure what happened to the 1 1/2 hour post I wrote last week at 3 am when my body decided it didn't want to sleep. I got a message that said none of my changes would be saved, (likely some errant key click in my awake at 3 am stupor), hit "cancel" and voila - nothing left. What???? It was a good one, too.

"Watch this" has become a new phrase in our household. Some would think it would be used for daring feats of athleticism, or stunning acts of a new accomplishments, and in some households that would be correct. Not in ours. This phrase was first uttered in its truest form when H began using the hand railing to go up and down the stairs. Yup. The hand railing. Why? Well, I imagine it had to do with a slightly offhand comment "H, look at you, you're such a big boy you are using the hand railing." This set the wheels in motion. I suppose he heard it said at school because we don't have any other kids his age around us for him to get the gist of this. Maybe this is why when he uses this phrase, it's not all really all that, if you know what I mean.

Did H use it when he discovered he could ride the skateboard head first down the driveway? Heck no. In fact, not a peep. He didn't even look my way. He simply laid on the board facing down the drive and discovered it sloped just enough to get a good smooth ride on into the grass (well wishful thinking grass more like dirt and pine needles but still fairly soft).

Did H use it when he jumped off the side of the pool? Nah. That's old hat. How about when he peddled his little heart out down the street? Nope. Every day fare for him.

Usually, little kids use it when they are showing off and want some attention to the possibly naughty and slightly dangerous activity in which they are about to engage (since he can't do it for bragging rights as he has no siblings his age).

So when exactly does he use this phrase?

"No thank you, Mommy."
"Watch this!"
"Mommy, no thank you." (Big grin)

Yes, that's right my little hellion uses it when he answers "no thank you" politely and almost 100% of the time he says this phrase immediately after and states "no thank you" again.

I don't know if I'm more disturbed that he uses it when he wants to get extra attention for being polite (a must in our household) since it seems slightly off kilter and inappropriate or that doesn't use it when he's about to do some slightly naughty and possibly dangerous feat. This would indicate to me he sees being slightly naughty and dangerous as just the regular mundane business of being a little boy....