Jill Smokler, AKA Scary Mommy
What started as an innocent on-line baby book to chronicle Jill's stay-at-home days with her children, (Lily, Ben, and Evan) quickly transformed into a vibrant community of parents, brought together by a common theme: Parenting doesn’t have to be perfect. Learn more here.
@scarymommy
NYT bestselling author of Confessions of a Scary Mommy and Motherhood Comes Naturally (And Other Vicious Lies). Fond of curse words, sarcasm and Diet Coke.
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When little boys spend their days getting into mischief of one kind or another,
sometimes, they get just what they deserve…
And, as payback, their mommies may just delay rescuing them long enough to snap a picture.
Fair’s fair, right?
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Ohhh – something to tell his shrink when he grows up!
Love it! (Mostly because I’ve totally done the same thing!)
.-= Trenches of Mommyhood´s last blog ..The Case of the Incessant Beeping =-.
Exactly! I’ve done that too… You’ve got such great shots too!
.-= Val´s last blog ..Childhood memories – primitive RV =-.
He is adorable. Send him my way to throw some havoc around the office.
.-= DCUrbanDad´s last blog ..If you love it so much then why don’t you just marry it =-.
You better believe it’s fair! Thanks for the laugh!
.-= Lolli´s last blog ..This is the Award My Kids Would Give Me =-.
OMG Jill… is he eating your LENS? So flippin cute.
.-= Danielle´s last blog ..New neighbor. =-.
Why, yes. Yes, he is.
Absolutely! I do the same with my kids. Some of my favorites are of them bawling their heads off. Check out this post as proof….it’s a long one….but scroll down til you see them losing it. Nice Mommy, huh?
http://www.thestarnesfam.com/2009/08/drive-home.html
I know. I have problems.
.-= Starnes Fam´s last blog ..Movie Reviews =-.
I’ll hop over– I have one of Ben in hysterics that cracks me up every time I look at it!
I find I am always saying “Hang on…Mommy loves you, you’ll be ok, stop screaming, I am just trying to find the camera”.
He sure is a cutie!
.-= HaB´s last blog ..Clock-Less Time =-.
I swear I have a son that could be the twin to your little darling…complete with the mischevious little glint in his gorgeous, big eyes. boys like this will spend their lives getting away with far too much, I think. thanks for the fantastic photos.
.-= Rheanne´s last blog ..…about being a painter =-.
It’s the eyes that get me. :)
I love that instead of coming to the rescue, you go get the camera. They bring it on themselves.
.-= Bruce´s last blog ..Help Your Child Roll Over =-.
As with most everyone above, I concur that this is fair and very funny ground. If you begin to show these pictures to every one of his dates in high school, then fairness is in your rearview mirror… oh, you would never do that? That only happened in my house? Well, whatevers.
.-= restaurant refugee´s last blog ..Blog Reader Bingo =-.
Ahahahaha that is so fantastic.
It’s a good thing he’s cute….
.-= Mrs Soup´s last blog ..A Blog Award! =-.
He’s going to grow up to be one tough kid! Just beware when he gets bigger than you!
.-= T Rex Mom´s last blog ..I LOVE My Blog… =-.
I am a third child.. can’t really remember my ‘under five’ years.. however, I also have a third child (and a fourth) and I can so see my own pictures (and memories) similar to yours. My #3 is a girl and found her share of mischief! Enjoy these days Jill.. they go by so quickly!
p.s. My youngest child ‘Jill’ is 18 and going away to college in two weeks.. I do mean quickly!
Vicki
.-= Vicki´s last blog ..Immune System Facts + Natural Interferon +Swine Flu =-.
Right! :)
.-= angie´s last blog ..Tuesday’s Tribute-Betty Smith, WNBA =-.
LMAO!!! Priceless! What do you do? Follow him around the house all day with a camera?
I have to wonder what’s going through his head when you leave him stuck in a pot and say “hang on honey, let mommy get the camera!”
Ah well, that’s all for the therapists to sort out. ;)
Love it!
.-= LizzB (@hereslizz)´s last blog ..State of The Children Address – Summer ’09 =-.
No, he just wrecks havoc ALL DAY LONG. My camera is in the kitchen, so I can grab it quickly when he gets into trouble there. Oh, the moments I haven’t caught on film!
This just totally makes me smile. Licking the spoon, playing with boxes, climbing. Those are all great fun kid activities.
.-= Jennifer´s last blog ..Hi Ho, Hi Ho, wait… was that my street, Random Tuesday Thoughts =-.
LOL those pictures are priceless!
Stopping by for Wordful Wednesday……I know it’s still Tuesday, but I saw your link over at 7 Clown Circus!
.-= Nicole´s last blog ..Wordful Wednesday =-.
Cute and funny!! Even when he looks innocent….he looks like he’s planning something. Such a cutie!! Poor third child…… gets in trouble and mom just takes a picture. :)
.-= Jamie´s last blog ..Cake vs. Cupcakes =-.
I couldn’t agree more.
.-= Jen, buried with children´s last blog ..Holding A Hand =-.
Oh. My. GOSH! He is so cute. That does it. I must have a third child now. And a second one too. I need you to talk to Gary for me. Our negotiations are stagnant! : )
Your baby is so cute. And so mischevious! I am glad you have each other!
.-= Life with Kaishon´s last blog ..Dynamic Duo takes on the Heat! =-.
Great shots! I totally grab the camera first too! Sometimes I need the evidence otherwise no one would believe me!
.-= Staci´s last blog ..Wordless Wednesday… almost! =-.
hee hee… I too am guilty of snapping a picture before lending a hand!!
how cute ! if you dont snap a pic .. he wont be able to look back on those times :( i think it’s a great idea !
.-= Kaitlin Johnston´s last blog ..Vegas BayBee ** =-.
Awww, poor guy!
I am also very guilty of running for the camera while the stuck/stranded child pleas for help! But, hello? It’s cause I have a blog….
Cute little guy and great pictures!
Happy to meet ya!
.-= Happy´s last blog ..Wordless/Wordful Wednesday: Like Mother Like Daughter? =-.
I love the photos and leaving them in the precarious situations? Priceless.
LOL..what a little handsome guy you got there!!!
.-= Alicia´s last blog ..WORDFUL & WORDLESS WEDNESDAY =-.
Come on admit it, you stuck your boy in the garbage bin to get that first shot, no? Haha. Cute pics.
.-= Lady Mama´s last blog ..He’s Just Not That Into You: the illustrated version =-.
The second pic on the top row in the collage. Yeah, that’s how I look a lot lately too. What a coincidence! ; )
This is awesome. He’s so darn cute though I couldn’t stay mad for long…
.-= Elaine´s last blog ..WW – Four No More =-.
They look like busy boys!
.-= Janelle´s last blog ..Wordful Wednesday – Trip to Harry Potter The Exhibition in Chicago =-.
Looks like he keeps you entertained!
.-= Brenda´s last blog ..Julio & Coke for Wordful Wednesday =-.
LOL! Too funny!
Nothing wrong with snapping a pic first :)
Happy WW!
.-= debi9kids´s last blog ..Way back & Wordful Whens-day ~ My Childhood Home =-.
I love this post! Especially the last 3 pics. So cute!
.-= dysfunctional mom´s last blog ..One Day a Week, Cut Out Meat! =-.
absolutely fair’s fair!!! what a cutie – i’ve said it before and i’ll say it again!
.-= scrappysue´s last blog .. =-.
I agree. Fair’s fair. He’s awfully cute!
.-= blueviolet´s last blog ..I Come From a Family of Nerds – W/W Wednesday =-.
I have three boys and it is amazing to me what they can get into (or talk each other into). The youngest is only three but he has the energy of a small, pink bunny.
.-= Kathryn Lang´s last blog ..31 Day Challenge – Day 11 Already Looking Ahead =-.
OMG!! The being stuck in the trash can is so great! I admit, I would have delayed rescue to take the pic, too lol
So, this is what I have to look forward to, huh? My third child is 14 months old and starting to get that glint in her eye lol
.-= Earth_Mommy´s last blog ..Warning: Product Review, but not paid for =-.
He is my third, and the first to be such a little devil. :)
These are too funny! He looks a few months older than my Benny Boy, but something tells me they would get along FAMOUSLY!! Good for you for taking an extra minute to delay rescue and capture the moment on film. So this is what I’m in for?
I love a mischievous child, well one that is not mine of course!! Seriously though….I have 2 girls who do the same thing. Great job capturing the moments! I will have to try to that next time. P.S.— He is too cute!
.-= Jodi´s last blog ..My First Canning Experience! =-.
With three boys, I know that look well! LOL
.-= Karen @ If I Could Escape´s last blog ..Wordless/Wordful Wednesday . . . Redneck S’Mores =-.
LOL I too have run for the camera to capture the moment before I save the child! Too cute:)
OMG, these are all hilarious! The plus side of having a child who constantly gets into mischief? Lots of blogging material. The downside? While you are trying to blog about the last thing they did, they are getting into more trouble. I know, I have one of those too ;-)
.-= Elisa´s last blog ..Short and to the point =-.
LOL! What’s fair is fair, and the photos are so worth it.
.-= LinLori´s last blog ..EEGad! =-.
Nice shots. I always take photos before the rescue. What else would we blog about? LOL!
.-= Keyona´s last blog ..WAPOW! =-.
That is the cutest collage I have seen in a while:-)
.-= Susie’s Homemade´s last blog ..Farmer and Sunshine at the Fair =-.
Oh I LOVE it! I tend to do that to the Princess Nagger, too – tell her to hold on a minute so I can get a picture. ;)
.-= Stacy (the Random Cool Chick)´s last blog ..Wordless/Wordful Wednesday – Underwear Girl Salon Princess =-.
LOL! It’s only fair that you document both sides of the story… :)
.-= Steph´s last blog ..Sweet like a berry =-.
Awww! Poor mischievous baby!
I am also participating in Wordless Wednesday:
As well as a new meme called Worth a Listen Wednesday on my new blog:
Also, feel free to link your giveaways here:
.-= Chelsea´s last blog ..Worth a Listen Wednesday – Random =-.
So adorable! I love your collages!
.-= christy´s last blog ..This is the true story of our dinner last night =-.
I love that devious smile in the top right hand picture!
.-= Cara´s last blog .. =-.
Great collage and the trash can shot cracked me up. Being a 3rd child I can relate. :)
.-= Michelle @ one crafty mama´s last blog ..{WW} – Surfing! =-.
I know what you mean. I’ve got 4 boys, myself!
.-= Aunt Julie´s last blog ..Wordful Wednesday: What Are the Chances? =-.
LOL too cute I am a mom of 3 girls and 3 boys and not for sure which ones were more mischivious
I love it! I am one of those who have to delay rescue too….HAVE to have the pictures taken first! So cute!
.-= Ryanne´s last blog ..Over, Under, All Around! Wordful Wednesday =-.
haha! My son’s preschool teacher has a similar philosophy. One day a kid (who likes to cause havac and start fights with other children) was pushed into pretend dryer and some other kids held it shut. He wasn’t freaking out, so she just let them keep him in there for a few minutes. She figured at least he wasn’t hurting anybody while he was there!
I didn’t ask, and she didn’t say, but I’m really hoping it wasn’t Monsoon. ;)
Oh man… this is why I want 3!!! Love it!
.-= Jessica – This Is Worthwhile´s last blog ..Sleeping in the middle of the bed is 2/3 bullshit =-.