Me: Do you want to go to Chloe's today?
Him, not looking up from his Nintendo DS: Yes.
(Pause.)
Me: Don't you think you should call her up to see if you could go?
Him, still playing: Nah. I'll just wait for her to call me.
Fortysomething single parent's heroic attempts to be a supermom while staying beautiful
Me: Do you want to go to Chloe's today?
Him, not looking up from his Nintendo DS: Yes.
(Pause.)
Me: Don't you think you should call her up to see if you could go?
Him, still playing: Nah. I'll just wait for her to call me.
Math: Arrange 8 chairs in a square room such that there is the same number of chairs along each wall.
"Mommy, I want to make a square room with walls with two chairs on each wall."
See that smile? He's just looking for an excuse to wear his briefs on the outside and look silly.
Disclaimer: It was totally his idea.