I know there are many moms out there who blog everyday about the cute antics of their little ones. Funny things they say, mile stones they make, etc.
I can’t do that because I don’t have a cute little one any longer. I have a teen. The dreaded years, which actually haven’t been quite so bad yet, but then again, Driver’s Ed starts this summer so stay tuned. I’ve got a feeling I’ll have a lot of material to blog about once we get behind the wheel….
Wait a minute - I do have one story from 6 months ago that pertains to “funny things kids say”. He was 14 at the time:
Dylan and I went shopping to find me a dress to wear to Thanksgiving since we are going out to eat at a nice place. Dylan, by the way, is great to shop with and will make a great husband someday. He has good taste and the ability to talk me into spending more than I should. And I, by the way, don’t like to cook. I’ve always told him that he needs to marry someone who’s family is really into the whole Thanksgiving tradition because he’ll never get it from our side of the family.
So he helped me pick out the perfect little dress that has the added bonus that it would really irk some people since my back tattoo will be seen. I decided I needed pantyhose since I didn’t really own any and my stark white stubs needed to be covered. That sparked a whole discussion with Dylan about what the point of pantyhose were, and in the end, I really didn’t have a good answer…..
Anyway, while searching for the pantyhose section we were in the bra area. This sort of thing doesn’t embarrass Dylan in the least. In fact, he was in absolute shock at the size of some bras. So we were standing there in front of some bras that are in boxes and he says to me, “Are these disposable bras?”.
I look over thinking, “Huh?” Then I start laughing so hard I had tears – he was standing in front of the Playtex 18 hour bras. He was dead serious too.
I am very grateful I have a son who at least pretends he is not embarrassed to be seen with me and I think sometimes actually likes hanging out with me. Yes, I get a lot of eyeball rolling sometimes and the usually, “Whatever”. But for the most part, we still like each others company. That will probably change when another girl comes into the picture
Nothing like having a teenager to make you feel old as you see them starting down that road that you were on a long time ago. I’ll admit I wouldn’t want to be in his shoes growing up in this day and age. Seems a lot harder. I keep trying to put myself in his place and do my best to be a good parent, not be too annoying but do my job at the same time so that he hopefully ends up a decent adult. Good luck with that son……
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