Yes, Again.

Monday is recycle bin days, Thursday is trash day.

We have 2 big bins with wheels, located behind the gate to the back yard, per HOA regulations.

Boy Child's ONLY chore is to take out the trash, and take the cans to the street, then put them away.

Monday, as he is heading out to the bus stop- "Boy! Please take out the recycle can" So he does.  Well, I see that there is still the bag in the house which needs to go out.  Fine.  I've got it, no big.  Well as I go out, I notice that despite carefully replacing the brick to keep the gate from opening, he has left the Trash can in the middle of the neighbor's yard.

This is his thought- "Well, I'm just going to be moving it again in 9 hours, so why put it back behind the gate, then take it out again just to put the recycle bin away?"

I get it.  You're lazy.

And you don't have any respect for anyone else or any thing.

Luckily, he was still at the curb with the Recycle bin and I could say "Hey, Boy! Why is the treash can in the middle of Judy's yard?" and then he could say "OOOhhhhhhh... I forgot"

Very convenient.

Flash forward to today.

The boy leaves for school. Doesn't close the front door (remember, it's already 90 degrees out at 8 AM so the A/C is on)  Before he is out of earshot, I shout "BOY!  Come back and close the door, for fuck's sake!" (yes. I did.)

He closes the front door. Then I realize- he didn't take the trash to the curb.

I go to the door. He's at the edge of the yard.  I say to him...
Me: "BOY!  Did you notice anything strange out here when you walked out the door?"
BC: "Um... OH!  It's TRASH day!" -immediately.

So he knew it was trash day. He just decided to not do it until I called him on it.  I LOVE that.

On goes the morning, I get the kitchen cleaned up, I get the girl child off to school, and I head out to my car.

There is the MOTHER FUCKING RECYCLE BIN in the neighbor's yard, with the brick carefully replaced in front of the gate.

Good times... good times...