In today's episode of "He said, She said"....

...we return to our usual cast of characters. You may remember the long suffering school bus driver, the FASD ADHD 11 year old girl, and of course her 9 year old ADHD brother. When we last left this trio, we were concerned about the sanity of the bus driver and the 11 year old with her newly acquired whistle.

As fate would have it, (or perhaps her teacher) the whistle seems to have disappeared. Ours is not to question the role of fate. Only to appreciate it.

All was well on the bus ride home until the 11 year old decided to tell her friends that her and her brother enjoy playing a certain Wii game. Perhaps this is a secret code known only to her and her brother, but clearly it was the signal for another round of "I'm going to make up things about you to tell to all your friends".

Her: When he was little, he called chicken nuggets chicken fingers. Ha ha ha ha ha.

Him: So, at least I don't still pee the bed and have to wear diapers.

Her: No I don't. You do.

Him: You're such an idiot.

Note: In the interest of time and sanity, I have only reported on a few of the lines. I also cannot verify the accuracy of the wording as the school bus driver was not available for comment. (Something about stress leave??)

As the siblings approached their home they decided to race each other to see who could tattle to mom first. She made it in the door first and proceeded to speak in a language that sounded similar to English but was spoken at such speed that it was impossible to understand. Meanwhile, he enters the house and slams the door and starts on his rant.

The ever patient mother stands there in a daze waiting for the perfect moment to interject with her never-ending pearls of wisdom that will calm all the combatants and convince them to never repeat this scene.

Soon it becomes evident that the ever patient mother is a fraud! Mom's not really all that patient when this same scene is replayed time and time again and the main characters fail to learn from the previous experience.

Mom to daughter: Are you allowed to tell stories about your brother without his permission?

Her: No, but he started it.

Him: No I didn't, you said I called chicken nuggets chicken fingers and I didn't.

Mom to daughter in a firmer voice: Are you allowed to tell stories about your brother without his permission?

Her: Noooooo.....

Mom to son: Are you allowed to tell stories about your sister without her permission?

Him: No, but she makes me so mad (stomping feet)

Her(interrupting mom): He always tells people I pee my bed and have to wear diapers.

Mom to son(quickly losing whatever is left of her patience): Next time your sister says something about you, whether it's true or not, you are not going to say something back about your sister, you're going to control yourself, sit quietly and tell me about it when you get home.

Mom to daughter (quickly losing whatever is left of her patience): Next time your brother says something about you, whether it's true or not, you are not going to say something back about your brother, you're going to control yourself, sit quietly and tell me about it when you get home.

Mom ignores both children saying: But he, but she, and then he, and then she

Mom repeats her previous instructions to both children and has them repeat it back to her.

As the brother and sister start heading for the fridge, mom wonders if she should consume the last 4 Oreos before the kids find them in the pantry.

As this episode draws to a close, mom looks towards the camera, sighs and heads to the pantry.