It says, "I was put on this planet to embarrass my teenagers in front of their friends." Sounds easy enough, right? Not if you have kids like mine. Quite honestly, I am getting tired of hearing about how amazing I am and that I am cool. I must come up with a better scheme and fast! That is where you come in... Comment me your suggestions!
First, let me give you a little run down of my latest stunts.
1. Freshmen Orientation. At the beginning of my two daughters high school year, I made them hold my hand while we looked for their classes. Imagine my annoyance when I had to yank my hand free so I could shake their new teachers hand.
2. The Football Game. My husband attended the game with me and we dragged the kids with us. Yay, victory! Well sort of. My victory cry for the touchdowns were limited by the fact that our team didn't score. And the teens moved off into their perspective pack of friends. No worries, I still had to pick them up from the dance.
3. Homecoming Dance. As planned, I arrived to pick up the girls and a gaggle of their friends, wearing a frizzy blond disco wig. Yes, I rock. Two unknown girls approached the van and backed off slowly! I was sure this look would embarrass them. It didn't. They loved it. All of them did. Sigh, how did they ever talk me into going to McDonald's like that to order a diet water, I'll never know! I was called 'amazing' like 342 billion times.
4. Bra Hats. Yes, you read that right. I said bra hats. Now I am like ' really amazing.' No embarrassment factor there. sigh.
5. The Rave. We held a Rave for one of the girls birthday parties. For those of you not up on the lingo (And my God, I went to Raves back when I was a teen. Get out more already.), a Rave is like a dance with neon lights, techno music and parents with splitting headaches. OKOK, so most Raves don't really have parents there, but in this case, I am NOT that cool. HOWEVER, I did use air freshener to separate kids dancing too close. Thats when it was determined that I am a 'cool emom' if you were to believe the rumors.
OK people, what am I doing wrong here?!?! Why are my kids not embarrassed and what can I do to fulfill the refrigerator magnet prophecy?
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2 comments:
I think it's good your kids aren't embarrassed by you. A) They have a good sense of humor and can appreciate what you're doing to them, and B) It will probably just improve the quality of your relationship later on. My mom used to try the same stuff, and as soon as I realized that it bugged her to not react, we could start talking about real stuff. Now she's without a doubt my closest confidant. (And we can get into some pretty hilarious messes together). Sounds like you're doing a great job to me! PS- I like the air freshener idea. I'll store that away for the future...
XOXOXO!
It works for my oldest where ever we go! My youngest still gives me lots of hugs and kisses anywhere!
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