So I’ve snipped some gems from my own blog to share with you today. Why am I sharing? Because I think it’s time to stop the madness that is VD.

So we get home last night and I’m piddling in the kitchen, trying to get dinner started, and child #2 is pretending he’s doing the dishes and child #1 comes wandering in from the living room and says, “How come girls can say things like “I love you” to each other and hug but boys can’t?”

I say, “Well–”

Then #2 son (who is 11!!) interrupts me and says “Because girl on girl is hot but boy on boy is grossssssssss!”

Um wait, let’s try that again. People…..this is what we’re doing to our children. In honor of VD I’m reposting an oldie but goodie story about #2 son (this is actually from 2006) and asking you to help me stop the madness.  No, I’m not kidding.

Or a mother’s retelling of a VD Tale…… Last year in Mid-January my phone rang. It was a little girl–we’ll call her GF for girl friend (as in another girl’s friend). She wanted to talk to #2 who, at the time, had just turned 9 and had a crush on MH (mini-hottie). Well GF was calling because OCG (other cute girl) was interested in #2 and wanted him to be her Valentine.

Are you still with me?

One boy (who’s ADD, immature and talks like a grown person–figure that one out), and three girls (One running interference). So, GF called and called and called with increasing frequency in the days and weeks leading up to …you guessed it…VD  :doh:

Drove us all up the wall and gave #1 son much ammunition to use against smaller, younger brother (who will some day beat the snot out of him). But I digress…..GF was calling on three-way with OCG listening in. And my son, having the tact of a gnat, tells GF “I’ll be her Valentine if she’ll leave me alone and quit calling my house.”

Mom says, “Son don’t be mean. Use a little tact.”

#2 “I don’t want to be her Valentine. I want to be MH’s Valentine but OCG said MH said that she didn’t like me.”

Mom says, “Son that’s normal. OCG wants you for herself, so of course she told you that MH didn’t like you! Did you talk to MH?”

#2 “No cuz OCG said MH didn’t like me!”

Mom says, “OCG LIED!!!!! She’s a lying skeezer!” Okay I didn’t call her a lying skeezer out loud. But I thought it. Girlfriend had already learned the game, if you catch my drift.

So while Poor #2 was pining away for MH, he had to pick out a VD gift for OCG.

The moral of this story? Never listen to the other cute girl. Or maybe, it’s just as good to have no Valentine at all as it is to get your arm twisted into buying something for the Other Cute Girl.