Disgruntled Mom sells lot of Pokemon cards that her children snuck by her
I love eBay auctions where parents sell their children’s belongings to teach them a lesson. Back in my day, you would have something taken away and hidden for a bit. You may even get the threat of the beloved item being thrown away. In these cases, you could usually find the thrown away item in the back of a closet or up on a shelf in the garage. Lucky for me, eBay wasn’t around then.
I’m selling a bunch of Pokemon cards. Why? Because my kids sneaked them into my shopping cart while at the grocery store and I ended up buying them because I didn’t notice they were there until we got home. How could I have possibly not noticed they were in my cart, you ask? Let me explain.
You haven’t lived until you’ve gone grocery shopping with six kids in tow. I would rather swim, covered in bait, through the English Channel, be a contestant on Fear Factor when they’re having pig brains for lunch, or do fourth grade math than to take my six kids to the grocery store. Because I absolutely detest grocery shopping, I tend to put it off as long as possible. There comes a time, however, when you’re peering into your fridge and thinking, ‘Hmmm, what can I make with ketchup, Italian dressing, and half an onion,’ that you decide you cannot avoid going to the grocery store any longer. Before beginning this most treacherous mission, I gather all the kids together and give them “The Lecture“.
“The Lecture“ goes like this…
MOM: “We have to go to the grocery store.”
KIDS: “Whine whine whine whine whine.“
MOM: “Hey, I don’t want to go either, but it’s either that or we’re eating cream of onion-ketchup soup and drinking Italian dressing for dinner tonight.”
KIDS: “Whine whine whine whine whine.“
MOM: “Now here are the rules: do not ask me for anything, do not poke the packages of meat in the butcher section, do not test the laws of physics and try to take out the bottom can in the pyramid shaped display, do not play baseball with oranges in the produce section, and most importantly, do not try to leave your brother at the store. Again.”
Good Ebay story. Lots of interesting stories on this site. The dead guy with the spiders and snakes is enough to lose some sleep over!
I appreciate you stopping by and for the complement!
That was hilarious. I stopped by her blog–she’s got some funny stuff over there.
Well if anyone was interested in buying pokemon cards then check this out:
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