Comments on: Maybe for His Sixteenth Birthday?

By: Issa

Issa — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:16:47 +0000

Laughing. Seriously almost laughing enough to cry. Almost. :) *No shoes were thrown in the writing of this comment.*

“Because it’s an owl themed restaurant. That’s why it’s called “Hooters.” Because owls hoot.” I love it. I have passed one every day driving the girls to school for two years now. I wish I had come up with that explanation back then. Instead I went with the, it’s a restaurant for men, that I don’t let daddy go too.

By: FeistyKel

FeistyKel — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:14:34 +0000

Like Thomas, Finn often asks big questions that leave me floundering for the right words. I have learned it is better to go with the truth 99% of the time. I tend to be overly complicated so he gets confused and loses interest… Only exception is death/afterlife – wait til you get those doozies. Super tough to answer and challenges/confronts your own beliefs etc too… Stick with the Hooters questions for as long as you can!

By: Andrea's Sweet Life

Andrea's Sweet Life — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:42:09 +0000

One of my best friends used to work at Hooters, and I could fill Thomas in on exactly what’s inside those Hooters shirts, if he gets to asking. And no, the answer isn’t just “boobs”.

By: Maura

Maura — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 19:04:44 +0000

1. Hooters really does have great chicken wings. 2. I have never been in there when there weren’t kids all over the place. 3. Boobs are a fact of life. I kind of like the idea of de-mystifying them early. But then, he’s not my kid.

Oh, and it sounds like Thomas is going to become an attorney. THAT should scare you more than any hooters, anywhere.

By: becky

becky — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:45:41 +0000

LOL have fun taking him to hooters!

By: badassdadblog

badassdadblog — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:22:57 +0000

Owen, like Henry, lets nothing slide. This is why I am at once saddened and relieved there are no Hooters anywhere near our home. But really, you can’t lie to them. Except maybe about Santa Claus. Otherwise, they’re just gonna find out eventually. Like when my wife was a kid and asked her dad what those things floating in the local lake were. “Those are mines, honey. They’re to keep out boaters and swimmers and stuff.” She didn’t swim in that lake for a long time, but eventually she figured it out. It’s a tangled web we weave.

By: PrincessJenn

PrincessJenn — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 18:17:20 +0000

OMG… this is two funny.
Can’t wait to read the transcript of the ‘birds and the bees’ talk you’ll have to have with him.

By: Grandmother

Grandmother — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:45:12 +0000

You always wanted to go to the Dragon Moon…lucky for me it went out of business.

By: AmazingGreis

AmazingGreis — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:18:08 +0000

LMAO! Love this post, thanks for the laugh this morning. I do love Hooter’s wings!!!

By: Liz

Liz — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:13:15 +0000

I just laughed out loud reading this. Should have known better. Now I’m getting the “Why are you laughing Mommy? What’s so funny?” I told him, “Nothing.” He gave an exasperated sigh and says, (repeatedly) “Mommy, there has to be a reason why you were laughing.”