I'm Just Saying...

This is S's favorite line. He is full of spirit and has a tendency to get very...um....loud? emphatic? belligerent? when he disagrees with me. He also thinks that by following up with "I'm just saying", after whatever he says makes it ok.  Like he is just giving his opinion ...

We are working on breaking that habit without breaking his spirit.

But, stop and think if it was socially acceptable to say whatever you wanted...as long as it was followed up by...I'm Just Saying.


**40? I though you were much older...I'm just saying...

** If you made those same mistakes before, what makes this time any different? Didn't you learn anything?...I'm just saying...

** Is that what you're wearing? You remind me of a sausage coming out of it's casings...I'm just saying...

** You're Instagram profile is really boring...I'm just saying... (This is an exact quote from S this morning to me!!!)

I could go on and on and you could easily fill in your own scenarios. As funny as it sounds, it really does soften the blow...a little. But, I can't let my monkey know that. That boy with the biggest smile, wittiest sense of humor, street smart intelligence, explosive personality needs to be set on the path of the straight and narrow...I'm just saying!