This morning, getting ready for school/work. Leah and Rachel are giggling over something in the living room.
Me: What's so funny?
Leah: Never mind. Just something Rae and I were talking about.
Rae: Yeah, you're a grownup, you wouldn't get it.
Me: Hey, now you've gone and got me interested. I want to know what you were talking about. [mock threateningly] Tell me now!
Rae: Sometimes you won't tell us why you're laughing at something. You say that it's "not appropriate". I think you're being a hypocrite.
Me [impressed and amused]: Wow, that's a pretty big word, and you're using it right. I guess you could say I'm being a hypocrite.
Rae: Yeah, you are. And let me tell you, hypocrittery isn't nice at all.
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Sadly, with the federal election campaign now in full swing, I think we're going to be exposed to a whole lot of hypocrittery between now and May 2.
*battling a visual of hypocritical guinea pigs, gerbils, mice and other critters with little white lawyer wigs on shaking their little hands at each other*
ReplyDeletesounds positively orwellian!
-meanie
Hypocrittery. There should be a dictionary entry for that word!
ReplyDeleteMeanie - LOVE the visual!
ReplyDeleteJazz - I totally agree.
Hypocrittery is now a part of my vocabulary!
ReplyDelete*laughing*
ReplyDeleteThat girl.
I am using hypocritter from now on - love it!
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