When my kids were little, I spent all my time worrying about the decisions I was making. Was the movie I just let them watch going to turn them into crazy, shotgun-toting, clown-loving cult members? What if the way I taught them to tie their shoes wasn't the right way? Was I feeding them enough preservatives?
But now that I'm the mother of teenagers, I don't worry about my decisions any more; I worry about theirs. It's the natural order of things. Look it up.
Their past, present, and future decisions make up about 99% of my worrying nowadays. (The other 1% is worry about my mustache. Don't pretend you didn't notice.)
I remember being a kid. I wasn’t sorry I DID whatever I was in trouble for, I was sorry I got CAUGHT. Made me more careful. If I caught my kids doing some of the stuff I did at their age, I’d just cry and Steven would take everything away from them but their underwear.
It's time to face the fact that there may realistically come a day when Matthew's privileges are as follows: FM radio and toilet paper.
And I just know that the booking officer will turn to me and say, "This is all your fault."
Sweet Post It Note Flowers Tute
11 months ago
2 comments:
Go ahead and feel guilty, but your kids will turn out just fine. They come from good stock and they won't be teens forever.
Oh my god. I have no idea who you are, I got here from Rachel's blog, who is a friend of a friend, but I just read back through some of your posts and laughed so hard I almost peed myself. You're my new favorite blog and I plan to check back often. Write more funny stuff. No pressure.
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