Thirteen Comments About Parents/Parenting:
1. I like living away from my parents. And Kendall's parents. I see too many people who live near their parents and they go crazy. Is that bad? Am I abnormal?
2. I sometimes go weeks without talking to my mom on the phone. Mom leaves me IMs. Is that bad? Is there anyone out there that talks to their mom on a weekly basis? Daily?
3. I want to be an independent mom. I watch my two friends named Amy (yes, I know two Amys and two Jessicas...I also know another Lisa!) and they are both very independent moms. I like that. Their kids are more independent because of it. They don't need to constantly be holding their children from them to be happy. They play on their own.
4. Taking your boob out in front of me is not cool. While I get the necessity, it always make me uncomfortable. I try to act like it doesn't. But I really wish you'd use a bottle. Even if you're family. I'm really glad that Karen agrees and promises not to do this.
5. When a daddy cries, be it on TV, in a movie, or in real life, I cry too. I'm a sucker for men crying, especially daddies.
6. Don't lie to me when I call about your kid. I will find out. Your kid will tell me the truth.
7. I secretly buy baby clothes if I think they're cute and on clearance. Sometimes for both genders. I figure that worst case scenario I have to give them to someone else. I know I'm going to have a kid eventually....I'm just prepared ahead of time.
8. My favorite thing at baby showers is the cake. Just like at weddings. I love coffee and cake at a celebration. I hope Karen has a good cake....LOL!
9. I find it annoying when my parents still try to "parent" me. Most of the time I try not to say anything because it's usually not worth it, but sometimes the monster comes out and I have to say something. It usually gets me in trouble.
10. The best part about being a grownup is that I can't really get in trouble. So I can't get grounded. Or spanked. (Unless I want to be spanked...and then Kendall does it. HA! I made you groan out loud!)
11. I told my kids at school about how great it is to be a grownup and not have parents to boss you around. They laughed.
12. I curse in front of my parents. Sometimes at my parents. Does anyone else do this? My parents curse around me, so I figure it's fair game. Kendall's parents don't curse, so we don't curse in front of them. My mom and I got into a fight right before Easter and we both used the "F-bomb". Amy S. and Jessica G-J find that amazing. For me I guess it all goes back to #10. I can't really get in trouble for doing it!
13. If you leave me a phone number to contact you at during the day because you're kid is being bad at school, don't yell at me for calling that number and interrupting an important meeting. You shouldn't have left me the number then. Because I might interrupt an important meeting. DUH.
3 comments:
1) I hate living close to Danny's parents sometimes, but it sure has come in handy with childsquashing.
2) I talk to my mom and dad weekly and sometimes daily. Thank goodness for mobile to mobile.
12) I try hard no to curse (it just doesn't feel right sometimes) in front or at them, but it does happen.
Great list. :-D
no being sad- i dont' think we're having cake tomorrow... i think we're having eclairs and/or cheesecake.
As a person who lives near (15 min) her parents and is moving closer (5 min) it seems foreign to live or want to live far away. I like to think my parents are pretty cool though and that doens't make me a dork for beign in the same zip code.
and i think i blush if I F-bomb in front of my parents. taht word's still taboo. My grandmother did say "shit" in front of me 2X at jim's softball game though. i laughed out loud.
NO PUBLIC BOOBS!
I talk to my folks about once a week. However, being geogrphically removed from my family is a good thing sometimes. You tend to get dragged into lots of drama if you're in town.
Can't use the F-bomb with my folks. Other words I have, but not the "mother of all curse words."
Post a Comment