Belinda in Tennessee says her six-year-old daughter wrote this note “after I refused to let her try to glue a bouncy ball back onto the elastic of the paddle toy it had broken off of.”
Translation (for those who don’t speak six-year-old):
Mom (sigh) I really love you but why do you ruin each day of my life. I’ll be on the front porch if you want to talk with me.
Meanwhile, redditor thinkboxutah’s 7-year-old son put this together after getting grounded.
related: Just…poop.
48 responses so far ↓
#1
Debs
Yeah, why DO you ruin each day of her life?! And why didn’t you let her try to fix her toy? I hate you! You’re not even my real Mum!
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:35 pm rating: 90
#2
yup
pretty cool, kids who want to talk about it….good news
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:36 pm rating: 90
#3
Julie
Cute! I’ll be on the front porch if you want to talk. LOL!
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:43 pm rating: 90
#4
Jami
I am curious why fixing her toy was discouraged. Though staples work better than glue with paddle ball toys.
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:45 pm rating: 90
#5
Tupelo
The glue probably would not have worked anyways. But, whatever the reason, I hope this girl can look back at the melodrama of, “Why do you ruin each day of my life?” someday and laugh like I did.
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:52 pm rating: 90
#6
Mona Thomsen
She (the girl) should be ashamed with herself if she thinks this small problem will ruin her life. I choose to think she has a great sense of humor instead
Mar 5, 2013 at 12:59 pm rating: 90
#7
Julie
This is great! I’ve got a whole book of notes like these from my kids–so they can compare when their kids start composing them.
Mar 5, 2013 at 2:08 pm rating: 90
#8
MattyJ
I dig the use of the hyphen in the Lego note. That kid is going places.
Mar 5, 2013 at 2:20 pm rating: 90
#9
t-rex
These mothers need to be gifted wine on Mother’s Day.
Mar 5, 2013 at 2:33 pm rating: 90
#10
Beth Horse
For future reference, the way to re-affix ball to paddle is to use an embroidery needle to string the elastic through the ball. Then you tie a large knot at the end.
Mar 5, 2013 at 5:43 pm rating: 90
#11
Silence
That kid hates his life, and I’d bet his mom hates those damn Legos when she steps on them barefooted.
Mar 5, 2013 at 6:05 pm rating: 90
#12
Nunavut Guy
If I left a note like this when I was a child I would still be buried under the front porch.
Mar 5, 2013 at 7:32 pm rating: 90
#13
Canthz_B
Dear Daughter,
I’d love to come out and speak with you, however, I’m cooking dinner right now (liver, just to ruin your day).
Tell you what, go on to your room, and I’ll be in after you finish your spelling homework.
Love,
Mom
Mar 5, 2013 at 10:49 pm rating: 90
#14
Snicklefritz
There is only one appropriate response to a child that asks “why do you ruin every day of my life”?
Because I can.
Mar 6, 2013 at 9:30 am rating: 90
#15
Pxmidnight
Am I the only one who grew up with the paddle part of a paddle-ball toy used as an actual paddle? I am obviously the only one who carried one in my purse for that purpose when my own kids were small…
Mar 6, 2013 at 10:19 am rating: 90
#16
Kendall
At 6 and 7 their lives haven’t even BEGUN to be ruined by their parents, just wait until they are teenagers!
Mar 6, 2013 at 11:55 am rating: 90
#17
Crystallinediva
Am I the only one that thinks the onomatopoeic sigh is the best part of this? It has the ring of “Mom, I am SO disappointed in you…” that only six-year-olds and teenagers can muster.
Mar 7, 2013 at 9:58 am rating: 90
#18
Eliavy
The second one reminds me of an infamous family snapshot of a Lite-Brite on which I’d spelled out “I HATE MOM.” I plugged it in where she was sure to see it. Clearly, she thought it was amusing enough to take a picture, which made the whole episode worse as I felt that I wasn’t being taken seriously.
Mar 8, 2013 at 2:10 am rating: 90
#19
Brian
The time I threatened to run away, my father said, OK. Good luck.
I went and packed a bag and my father said “Where are you taking my things?”
“These are my things” I responded.
“Really, did you buy them? No. I did. They are mine, you can have the clothes you’re wearing, and grab your coat too. But that’s it.”
I decided running away didn’t seem so good if I couldn’t bring my things with me.
Mar 8, 2013 at 10:01 am rating: 90
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