"How was your day, Leo?" I ask, on the way back from school.
He has just opened his mouth when -
"I don't get why you ask Leo how his day is and you don't ask me about mine," says Beth.
"How was your day, Beth?" I ask.
"There's no point asking me about my day now, is there?" she says, crossly, flashing me a look that's all blurry eye-liner and i-Pod speakers and hatred.
Foiled again.
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Well, it's communication of a sort, I suppose.
There's a stage in family life it seems, when the only thing a mother can do to get it right, is to accept that she's never going to get it right.
It does get better though...
I too am pulling back a bit from commenting at present. With the end in sight, I'm running for it (well, limping a bit, actually, but I SHALL get there!).
After which I'll heave a long sigh and be 'out of here', as the saying goes.
Ha ha!!!!
You know, I used to wander the aisles of Baby Gap and look longingly at the row upon row of pink, thinking 'if only'. You've cured me, OM. Thank god I have Boys.
You see, one day you will look back on this & laugh.
Maybe.
OOhhh girlfriend, we need to compare mother-of-fourteen-year-old-daughter notes.
Yours shoot you looks of derision and hatred ...
My snips and snarls at me when I'm incapable of reading her mind ...
Sounds like we're pretty screwed for the next several years.
[BTW - I never signed on for a repeat course in Living Life as an Adolescent -- I failed the first time around, why the hell would I want to take that on again!
Do I have this to look forward to???!!!!
You could have given them a blow-by-blow account of your day instead... I always find boredom works a lot in presurising kids..
Hehe
Its a fine line that we as parents have to walk.
Great blog! You have won a long term subscriber with me.
IB: On the home stretch - how exciting. Keeping fingers crossed. Any sign of a publisher or might you self-publish via web?
Casdok: Always glad to raise a laugh
Potty M: And the pink doesn't stay looking nice for long - you're so much better off with dark colours.
Tina: ..Just before I kick the chair away, no doubt.
Molly gras: Wanna swap?
CJ: No, because you're clearly nice and calm and I don't think you'll have the same issues.
Mutley: I would, except that last time I tried I bored myself so much I fell asleep at the wheel during school run.
Electronic th: (Great name, btw) Nice to see you, glad you liked it.
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