Ahead of his Time

Ever heard the phrase, "In time....that will serve him well?" WELL.....that is the story of Junior Mayhem's life; Oh.....he's unbelievably stubborn?......that will serve him well.........curious to how each and everything works in life? that will serve him well.......marches to the beat of his own drum? You get the idea!

But....I gotta tell ya......I am about ready to get to the time where it starts serving! This is the child that rarely plays a game on the PS3...because she spends all the time readjusting the settings and players on every game. The same child who somehow found out how (and had the audacity) to put a pass code on MY Ipod while I allowed him to play it. The child who has already been busted perusing sites and apps at 7.... at which my almost teenager wouldn't dare look.

Ipod nightmare #1 The Attack of Pandora Radio:
When JM asked to add Pandora to his Itouch....I foolishly thought, "He can only do this with the wi-fi and I can easily keep tabs on what he is listening to....." So I begrudgingly added it to the device. Wouldn't you know his father caught him listening to the Ying Yang Twins station two days later. It would seem that hard core rap has a few (read MOST) words that are inappropriate for the younger listeners. Mr. Mayhem likened the lyrics to that of NWA. Great! I can't WAIT to get that phone call from his teachers next year! (And the award for Mother of the Year goes to......)

Ipod nightmare #2 When a Farting App Goes Terribly Wrong
Please understand that my son approaches me countless times to add apps to his Itouch. While I try to be vigilant in my guard.....sometimes I am busy, distracted, or so annoyed with his insistence that I will type in whatever he hell he wants just for a moment of peace. So, when he approached me for a farting app....I decided to let the boy have his fun. Those of you that know me well.......remember that my infantile humor umbrella covers well into the bathroom humor genre and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I mean.....what's the harm in an app that revels in poor taste humor and inappropriate gastro-intestinal sounds? Well......the harm comes when some techno-nerd decides it would be a grand idea to add a button that when pressed, utters the word "a*shole" over and over again! JM, being the genius that he is, thought it would be wise to press said button repeatedly while in the presence of his father (AKA Ipod Police). His feeble attempts at feigning ignorance when confronted did little to save him from the long arm of the parental law.

So.....he is technologically far ahead of his time and I......I'm learning the beauty of parental restrictions on an Ipod.

Good times for all involved!