Never Ever Dull
With every conversation, I always seem to end with "Never a dull moment"....our lives are rich, complex, and beautiful stories. Join me in laughing about everyday things and appreciating life-bumpy roads and all.
"Ewwww. Ummm. What is that item on your night stand?" I stared at the mahagony heirloom that had been passed down to me from my favorite great Aunt Dotty. Was that one of those things that I had to go to a sporting goods place to get? I remembered walking into that store searching for the appropriate aisle and then encouraging my son to go down that aisle to figure out which protective guard equipment he needed. I pretended to be interested in the football gloves while he made his decision. "You placed that jock strap cup thing on Aunt Dotty's furniture?" using my best motherly tone to show that I didn't approve of this. "It's not that. It's a chin strap." Of course, of course...I knew that. I try to smile, hiding my embarrassment I've learned much being the mom of two teenage boys. For example, it's really not cool to drive into the high school parking lot with the windows down blaring Taylor Swift music. Your son might ignore you. It's even more uncool to do doughnuts in the lot while your son ignores you....Yep, Not a good idea. Learned that the hard way. However, I have adapted my parenting skills. Now, I drive up and slightly nod my head once. I may even lift one finger off the steering wheel to acknowledge the boys waiting for my pick up. I don't complain about their horrible smell...I simply turn up the heat and push down all the windows to get a lot of air circulating. Sports Febreeze is a great investment. I've learned that it's normal to get those one-word responses: good, yep, no, uh-huh. For a mom who loves to talk, dig deep, and understand people beyond the surface level, that's been quite a challenge. But I've grasped that these boys aren't the chatter-boxes my girls are. If I get a complete sentence, I just do that one-nod thing and wait....hoping that more words will follow. Raising teenage boys is new territory for me....I'm so not perfect.. Thankfully, we can all laugh at my mistakes..well, let's hope....eventually! =)
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AuthorFun-loving mom to 4 kids and 1 big puppy. Fifth grade teacher of amazing little people who have never ending things to share with me. Love to discuss Jesus, diy projects, and life. Trying to keep it simple: Love Jesus, love people. Archives
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