Yet another argument with the parentals.

Got home from school. Mom sat me down yet again for another talk, but she is fighting a losing battle.
"Got a phone call from you're school today. Seems that out you were caught red-handed spray painting your name onto the back of the school last wee---"
"Mom--"
"Bite your tongue. You are walking on thin ice mister."
Mom always overreacts about these kind of things. She always tells me that I am digging myself a hole, and that I've bitten off more than I can chew. However, I think it's just water under the bridge and there's no point in crying over spilt milk. She never listens to me though. Its like I am talking to a brick wall. She is always telling me that if I don't smarten up she is going to kick me to the curb. I know she won't though, her bark is worse than her bite. She is constantly fighting with me is always looking for some reason to open a can of worms. But, I put my foot down and tell her that those are fighting words and to just go with the flow. That usually makes her more angry and has an axe to grind. That is when I pull out my favorite line that she hates the most: "Live and learn mom. Just live and learn."