My oldest daughter turned 13 years old this year. I now have a ready made excuse for my gray hair! Unfortunately she has started to develop all of the teenage super powers that are destined to drive a parent to start seriously researching boarding schools. My favorite??? Eye rolling. What the hell is this for? Does it accomplish anything, other than making me want to resort to grounding her for kicks? No, not really.
Now, I am not a normal person. Far from it actually. I tried acting normal for a full day once and everyone I worked with and my family kept asking me what was wrong and wondering if I was mad at them. I love being goofy and silly. It keeps me young and is cheep entertainment. Now my oldest daughter USED to be a good sport about me being a weird mom. Now whenever I try to bite her arm or pick on her, I get The Eye Roll... She also sighs a lot like she is suffering from having to be related to me.
I can't help but wonder if she is ever going to grow out of this. I would hate to be one of those parents that end up having a gremlin in their house that they can't laugh with. At least my son likes my goofy self.
There is another annoying thing that is happening at my home since she has approached puberty... Boys are now hanging out in my front yard! They spend the day lounging in my grass and trying to teach my coordination-challenged daughter how to ride a skateboard. When my children go outside to play and hang out with their friends, it makes me happy that they can hang out here; but why does it have to be all boys! I am torn between being happy that there are other people her age that agree with me that she is pretty and wanting to hit them all with a stick to make them go away.
Since when did I give any of my child permission to grow up!! And how on earth did she end up more mature than me?!?!?!
Maybe if I sat on her and licked her face she would loosen up.........
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