What really stinks is that when Mom catches us BEHAVING at the weekends she thinks it's PROOF that Screen-Free Weekends are working
So lately me and Rodrick have been remembering to, MISBEHAVE. on Saturdays and Sundays so Mom doesn’t think her no-sereens policy is working. And MANNY Joins in, too, because I guess he like to do whatever his big brothers are doing.
Mom says kids these days don't know how to interact with one another because we're always staring at our screens. So she's been working with me and Rodrick on our "social skills”.
One thing Mom's always trying to get me to do is look her in the eye whem I'm talking to her. I can do that fora LITTLE while, but after a few seconds it just gets too weird.
The atest thing Mom's been making me do is practise shaking hands with Dad. But that's awkward for BOTH of use
Mom wants me to “branch out” and make friends in the neighbourhood. But I'm already friends with ROWLEY, and-he's all I can handle right now.
Even though there are a ton of kids on my street, I really can't see being friends with any of them, I ALREADY. feel like I'm making an exception for Rowley, and the optians go downhill from there.
Our house is halfway up Surrey Street, and Rowley's house is near the top. Sometimes it's a pain to even go see HIM because I have to pass by FREGLEY'S house to do it. And nine times out of then Fregley is hanging out in his front yard.
Across the street from Fregley is Jacob Hoff, but he almost never comes outside because his parents are always making him practise the clarinet. And on either side of Jacob are Ernesto Gutierrez and Gabriel Johns, who are in my grade.
Ermesto and Gabriel.are nice kids and all, but they BOTH have bad breath, so those two are perfect for each other.