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How My Son Views Me (Cheers!)

Musical wine glassSaturday morning means sleeping in, reading the paper, and revelling in the rays of laziness. Unless your son has music lessons at 8:45 a.m.

I sit in the music studio, editing my humour manuscript for the 16th time. It’s ceased to be funny.

Will’s private lesson ends, mere minutes before Vivian’s parented music lesson begins.

Will’s teacher, who’s become a friend of mine, walks out with him. She tells me what he’s working on.

“He needs to stop taking coffee breaks in the middle of songs,” she says. “Right, Will?”

Will smiles.

Coffee breaks is her way of saying “adding phantom rests in the middle of a song.”

She continues, “Except you said your mom doesn’t drink coffee, right Will?”

Will nods.

His teacher prompted him. “So what did you suggest we call the coffee breaks?” she asked.

“Wine breaks,” Will answered.

That’s you musical tip for the day: no wine breaks in the middle of songs. So much for my plans for a quiet evening listening to Christmas carols…

What’s your drink of choice over the ho-ho-holiday season?
Do you say “cheers” or something else?

Filed Under: Hilarious Family Moments Tagged With: humor, music lessons, parenting

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Comments

  1. Janine Huldie says

    December 17, 2012 at 9:15 am

    Sounds about right. I too don’t drink much coffee, but wine is always welcome in these parts 🙂 🙂

    Reply
    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      December 17, 2012 at 8:00 pm

      Cheers!

      Reply
  2. Lisha @ The Lucky Mom says

    December 17, 2012 at 9:55 am

    We say “Salute!” It sounds classy.

    Reply
    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      December 17, 2012 at 8:00 pm

      Bien sur…

      Reply
  3. The Hook says

    December 17, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    Your son sounds like my kind of kid!

    Reply
    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      December 17, 2012 at 8:00 pm

      He has a good memory…

      Reply
  4. Julie Glover says

    December 17, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    Hmmm, given that I’m drinking a Malbec while reading this… 🙂

    Reply
    • Julie Glover says

      December 17, 2012 at 2:23 pm

      I mean “sipping.”

      Reply
      • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

        December 17, 2012 at 8:00 pm

        Ha!

        Reply
  5. contradictorytendencies says

    December 17, 2012 at 3:29 pm

    Isn’t it comforting to know how closely your kids keep tabs on your habits? My kids do the same. They’re teens now but when they were younger, they’d be more than happy to share that info willy-nilly.

    When I used to smoke “occasionally,” I’d hide it by going outside to barbeque and place the grill in the back of the backyard. My kids caught on once they looked out the window and noticed smoke coming from me, not the grill. I felt like an awesome role-model. 🙁

    I’ve now quit smoking and just do the daily glass of red. It’s good for my heart.

    Reply
    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      December 17, 2012 at 8:01 pm

      Love it. We have to choose our follies well.

      Reply
  6. susielindau says

    December 17, 2012 at 5:22 pm

    Busted! Hahaha!! I have upped my intake of hot chocolate! I found an amazing concoction from William and Sonoma, a gift from a friend last year. Still good to the last drop. Liquid chocolate….yum….

    Reply
    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      December 17, 2012 at 8:01 pm

      That sounds like paradise in a cup.

      Reply
  7. Ray Meinhardt says

    December 17, 2012 at 7:03 pm

    I love it!

    Reply
  8. renée a. schuls-jacobson says

    December 17, 2012 at 7:04 pm

    Silly goose. You know, it’s always Canada Dry Ginger Ale for me.

    Like me, it’s not too sweet. 😉

    Reply
    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      December 17, 2012 at 8:02 pm

      Canada Dry, which in now owned by Coca Cola I believe!

      Reply
      • renée a. schuls-jacobson says

        December 18, 2012 at 1:58 pm

        As long as they don’t screw with the fabulous taste, I don’t care who owns it. 😉

        Reply
  9. Liz McLennan says

    December 17, 2012 at 8:09 pm

    Baileys, which I am drinking right now. But you already knew that, right?

    Reply
    • Leanne Shirtliffe (Ironic Mom) says

      December 17, 2012 at 9:24 pm

      Yup. When I meet you IRL, I’m bringing you a bottle.

      Reply
  10. Carrie (@MildlyMedicated) says

    December 17, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    AWESOME! Kids, everyone should have a few 😉

    Reply
  11. serre says

    December 18, 2012 at 4:16 am

    I don’t drink. I still can follow, right?
    In Italy we say “Salute!”, and now that I think of it, it’s the same thing we say when someone sneezes. Weird enough.

    Reply
  12. Tori Nelson says

    December 18, 2012 at 4:55 am

    Hahaha. I’ll drink to that.

    Reply
  13. thebusyteapot says

    December 18, 2012 at 5:45 am

    I love the comments kid come out with!
    I have awarded you the ‘Very Inspiring Blog’ award – more details over at mine. 🙂

    Reply
  14. Larry Hehn says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:15 am

    Red wine is one of my faves, as long as it isn’t Pinot Noir. I’m also open to a nice scotch. But when I finally get to meet Liz in person, it’ll be Baileys for sure!

    Reply
  15. Our Life In 3D says

    December 18, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    Kids are so observant. I once took my 2 year old into the liquor store (I know, first mistake) When I asked the store clerk where my favorite tequila was at my lovable two year old points to a display on the floor and says, “There it is right there daddy.”

    Reply
  16. earthriderjudyberman says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:34 pm

    Wine breaks are fine. It’s the “whine” you want a break from. Wishing you and yours a happy holiday.

    Reply
  17. cooper says

    December 18, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    Bourbon and coke….i don’t say anything…i might spill some….

    Reply
  18. moviewriternyu says

    December 19, 2012 at 10:17 am

    Egg nog for sure!

    Reply
  19. Rivki Silver says

    December 20, 2012 at 9:37 am

    Ha! I love this, both as a parent and a former piano teacher! And kids really don’t miss a thing, do they? A while back, when I was less careful about being on the computer when the kids were home, I was having lunch at the table for a change (instead of in front of my laptop). My oldest said, “No, mommy. You need to eat in front of the computer.”

    I came over to your blog from Renee Schuls-Jacobsen’s #WednesdayWarriorWomen tweet. Glad I did!

    Reply

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