Hi. I'm Katie.

SO WRONG, IT'S RIGHT

My twin sister Jill and I frequently babysit our neighbors: a one-year-old girl, a four-year-old girl, and nine-year old twin boys.  The last time we were over there, we also looked after their eight-year-old cousin who was going to be spending the night.  Although it was at least five hours until they would be going to bed, the kids were trying to decide where they were going to sleep that night.  Would they sleep in the boys' bunk beds?  In the guest bedroom?  In the basement?  Finally, the cousin shouted, "FINE, I'LL SLEEP WITH YOU!"  Jill and I turned to each other with a, "That's what she said," in stereo.  It was really entertaining to hear something so wrong come out of a child's mouth, yet so right when he did it again... and again... and again...

• "Come overe here and spank me!" ... we were playing tag.
• "Hey, am I being a naughty head?" ... he was in a time-out.
• "This bed's not big enough." ... they were jumping on the bed.
• "Want me to give you a shot in the butt?" ... they were playing doctor.
• "If you bother me I'm gonna break it off." ... we were playing with Barbie dolls.
• "Hmm, it smells different than I thought." ... we were blowing bubbles.
• "We can go have fun on our bed" ... they were having a pillow fight.
• "Did you want me to shave it?" ... they were making mustaches out of bath soap.
• "Stop being so naughty." ... he was trying to get the twins to settle down.
• "Oh no, I lost my underwear." ... he was changing into his pajamas.
• "I want to play spankman." ... I have no idea.

The boy may have been fiendish, but at least he kept us occupied.  Our ten-hour job may have been long and hard, but at least it was unpredictable.  I didn't know someone so young had it in them to satisfy two older women for such a long time.  If he amounts to nothing in the future, I'll be glad that we had him on a good day.  Too bad he didn't have a twin; then we could have had two to keep us smiling.  It's not very often you come across something so wrong, it's right.

Oh, and that's what she said.

-KATIE-

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Funny addition to the story... we were looking after the kids the other day and their cousin came over for a couple of hours.  Don't you worry, he hasn't changed a bit!

• "Close your eyes, it'll all be over in a minute." ...we were watching Sleeping Beauty - Maleficent is a lot scarier to little kids than I thought.
• "Just blow on it." ...the soup was a wee bit too hot.
• "Make it quick, I've got to other things to do." ...I had to tie his shoes so he wouldn't trip over the laces.
• "You were great, but you could have done it better." ...we were having a talent show.
• "Pull it out!  I feel like I'm going to explode!" ...kids are so over-dramatic about splinters.
• "I can't get it to screw in." ...he was trying to put a new toy together.
• "How long should I leave it in there?" ...he was helping me cook dinner.
• "What, no head?" ...the Barbie doll was broken.

My twin sister Jill and I frequently babysit our neighbors: a one-year-old girl, a four-year-old girl, and nine-year old twin boys.  The last time we were over there, we also looked after their eight-year-old cousin who was going to be spending the night.  Although it was at least five hours until they would be going to bed, the kids were trying to decide where they were going to sleep that night.  Would they sleep in the boys' bunk beds?  In the guest bedroom?  In the basement?  Finally, the cousin shouted, "FINE, I'LL SLEEP WITH YOU!"  Jill and I turned to each other with a, "That's what she said," in stereo.  It was really entertaining to hear something so wrong come out of a child's mouth, yet so right when he did it again... and again... and again...

• "Come overe here and spank me!" ... we were playing tag.
• "Hey, am I being a naughty head?" ... he was in a time-out.
• "This bed's not big enough." ... they were jumping on the bed.
• "Want me to give you a shot in the butt?" ... they were playing doctor.
• "If you bother me I'm gonna break it off." ... we were playing with Barbie dolls.
• "Hmm, it smells different than I thought." ... we were blowing bubbles.
• "We can go have fun on our bed" ... they were having a pillow fight.
• "Did you want me to shave it?" ... they were making mustaches out of bath soap.
• "Stop being so naughty." ... he was trying to get the twins to settle down.
• "Oh no, I lost my underwear." ... he was changing into his pajamas.
• "I want to play spankman." ... I have no idea.

The boy may have been fiendish, but at least he kept us occupied.  Our ten-hour job may have been long and hard, but at least it was unpredictable.  I didn't know someone so young had it in them to satisfy two older women for such a long time.  If he amounts to nothing in the future, I'll be glad that we had him on a good day.  Too bad he didn't have a twin; then we could have had two to keep us smiling.  It's not very often you come across something so wrong, it's right.

Oh, and that's what she said.

-KATIE-

**** ADDITIONAL LINES ****

Funny addition to the story... we were looking after the kids the other day and their cousin came over for a couple of hours.  Don't you worry, he hasn't changed a bit!

• "Close your eyes, it'll all be over in a minute." ...we were watching Sleeping Beauty - Maleficent is a lot scarier to little kids than I thought.
• "Just blow on it." ...the soup was a wee bit too hot.
• "Make it quick, I've got to other things to do." ...I had to tie his shoes so he wouldn't trip over the laces.
• "You were great, but you could have done it better." ...we were having a talent show.
• "Pull it out!  I feel like I'm going to explode!" ...kids are so over-dramatic about splinters.
• "I can't get it to screw in." ...he was trying to put a new toy together.
• "How long should I leave it in there?" ...he was helping me cook dinner.
• "What, no head?" ...the Barbie doll was broken.