Stupidity and laziness are not a good combination and SS has both in spades.

He was outside with DW and the kids having a water balloon fight. DW was watchin them while I was inside trying to knock more things off the list.

DW was using my power screwdriver in SS’s room the other day and I went looking for it. The moment I walked in, my Spidey Sense started tingling. For one, SS school bag was zipped up and tucked neatly away. This struck me as odd because I overheard SS saying to DW moments earlier that he was doing some homework. If this was true, then his bag would have been open and it’s contents spilled on the bed.

So I started snooping.

What did I find?

Well apart from a large half-eaten bag of potato chips (which explained why SS hardly ate any supper), I found a hunting knife. Not only that but I actually found the receipt of the hunting knife. SS purchased it from a sporting goods store close to his school a month ago with his ATM card.

SS’s school has a VERY strict no weapons and no drugs policy. If a student is caught with any of those, it’s immediate expulsion. Our neighbour said that a kid got expelled for having a steak knife in his lunch box. The parents pleaded the case but the school administration wouldn’t back down. No weapons means NO WEAPONS and this includes knives of ANY kind.

I call DW and tell her what I found.

For everyone out there in stepparent land, DW immediately ran through the gauntlet of Disney parent defence parrys.

“Why were you snooping in SS’s bag?”
“He probably forgot he had it.”
“Well last camping trip he said he wished he had one....”

“Be thankful that I am vigilant DW.” I said. “I just saved your son from expulsion!”

DW’s face went downcast. She knew I ws right. She called SS in and challenged him.

SS went through the usual skid-lot of dumb-dumb defence parrys

“I dunno”
“I forgot.”
*reset waterworks meter*

I’ve confiscated the knife.

I have half-a-mind to put it up on ebay.