I've grown up to be the worlds most embarrassing mom....
Scene: Zach, Tony, Thomas sitting in back seat. Tony and Zach are telling me about how much fun they had the night before. I'm in the front seat driving, I notice Tony's voice seems a bit odd.
Me: Tony, are you feeling ok?
Tony: Yes.
Me: Your voice sounds funny, are you sure.
Tony: {turning red, looking out window} Yeah, I'm ok.
Me: {Realizing that I have just embarrassed the heck out of a preteen boy because his voice is changing} Oh my God.
Zach: What?
Me: What are we having for lunch? {Trying like heck to change the subject as quickly as possible.}
Thomas: Are you sick Tony? {Situation much worse than I had imagined. A three year old can say the same phrase over and over for hours.}
Me: Thomas, what are we having for lunch? How about pizza?
Thomas: {Big smile, crisis situation past} Pizza.... Pizza.... Pizza....
Me: Ok, pizza it is.
Yes, folks, I have morphed into every kids worst nightmare, the clueless mom who draws attention to everything. I had such high hopes that I would end up the cool young mom!!!
Me: Tony, are you feeling ok?
Tony: Yes.
Me: Your voice sounds funny, are you sure.
Tony: {turning red, looking out window} Yeah, I'm ok.
Me: {Realizing that I have just embarrassed the heck out of a preteen boy because his voice is changing} Oh my God.
Zach: What?
Me: What are we having for lunch? {Trying like heck to change the subject as quickly as possible.}
Thomas: Are you sick Tony? {Situation much worse than I had imagined. A three year old can say the same phrase over and over for hours.}
Me: Thomas, what are we having for lunch? How about pizza?
Thomas: {Big smile, crisis situation past} Pizza.... Pizza.... Pizza....
Me: Ok, pizza it is.
Yes, folks, I have morphed into every kids worst nightmare, the clueless mom who draws attention to everything. I had such high hopes that I would end up the cool young mom!!!
@ 9:57 AM
8 Comments:
I remember those painful years like they were yesterday...
All parents eventually morph into a version of their own parents. It is both sad and inevitable. I just roll with it. Early senility runs in my family. My dad was always cussing his dad for being a crazy old coot and I have upheld this tradition which will be passed to my son. It is the circle of life. From one crazy assed generation to another. So don't worry about. I am sure that you are a cool parent since you understood why he was embarassed. I delight in embarassing my kids with goofy antics. It is parental payback.
LOL. Slight foot in mouth scenario there
:)
tom, I do too. They were horrible...
fuzzbox, I like the way you put that. "circle of life" I can just imagine him doing some of the same crazy stuff to his kids.
ben, some of the most entertaining conversations I've had recently have been about girls. LOL I found a love not from a girl to Zach the other day, I thought he was going to have a heart attack and die in it right before my eyes.
Garethe, definitely an 'open mouth, insert foot' moment. :D
Sorry Sherri, I just had to feature this post on my site, it tied right in with my life... LOL!!!
no problem big mama. :D
My coworkers are wondering what I'm laughing about.
Just deny it, that's what I do.
"Laughing? I wasn't laughing...."
:D
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