I was writing yesterday's post (The Surprises in Room 139 - Part 3 of 3) when I noticed that my son was reading over my shoulder.
Ack!
I quickly minimized the screen and turned to look at him.
"What's up?" I asked.
He looked down for a minute and then looked at me and pointed at my screen. "I saw the word C-O-C-K. What are you writing?"
On the inside, I was screaming, "fuck, fuck, fuck...." but before I could come up with a reasonable response, he said, "Have you been writing fan fiction? I heard that lots of moms are doing that these days."
I started laughing. "No, TommyKat. I'm not writing fan fiction. That would be silly, wouldn't it?"
"I didn't think you would do that," he said, giggling.
"I was just writing a barnyard fable. I think you saw the part where I was writing about the rooster." Then I tickled him and said, "Cock-a-doodle-do!"
He laughed. "Oh, I get it. Can I read it when you're done?"
"Of course you can! Now let me get back to work, ok? We'll play later."
And he happily skipped away to play a video game.
I took a deep breath.
Barnyard fable? How did I come up with that? It was the only thing I could think of that would include a respectable use of the word c-o-c-k. Fortunately, all he knows about my work is that I do all kinds of writing for all kinds of people.
Relieved that I'd dodged a bullet, I finished writing the post. Then I opened a new blank document and started writing "Trouble on the Farm: A Barnyard Fable." The protagonist is a very proud and handsome cock who picks on the hens. If he's not careful, the farmer's wife may eat him.
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Our son just turned 14 and he's developed a habit of slowing down and trying to look over my shoulder when I'm on my laptop. It's almost like he knows I'm up to no good :-)
Old McDonald had a farm eieio and on that farm...*giggle*
Adding to your list of ways to create an alibi....
Mick
You can also cock a gun. Or thank him for catching your spelling mistake (clock, rock, dock, etc.).
Very funny. :-) Nice recovery.
Here's a quick recovery I made a while back, which still makes me laugh when I think of it.
http://mystic-satyr.blogspot.com/2011/04/quick-thinking.html
Now that reminds me of another Barnyard Fable.
Did it go "all cocks are equal but some cocks are more equal than others..."
very funny !
You guys are hilarious. :-)
Max - "It looks like somebody spilled something." LOL When in doubt, the simplest possibility is the best choice. And you DID spill something. ;-)
Ryan - Exactly! I made that connection when I was telling him about the story, but most of the folks here didn't know about that other book so I left it out of the post. And it IS true that some cocks are just MORE than others.
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