WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2007
Ha Ha.......I'm "Wasting" My Time
At some point, my oldest son decided he was now "the boss of me". He's 23 and thinks that he can now tell ME what to do. (or not do) For some reason, he's got it in his head that I am "over the hill" at 47. I try to tell my kids that being 47 (or their father being 49) doesn't mean we've already got one foot in the grave. But they just look at us, eyes filled with pity, feeling sorry that we're in the throes of dementia and we have no clue how close we are to dying of old age! I didn't realize that dementia was so common in people in their 40's. The looks on my kid's faces assure me it is.
I've seen this coming. The increasing looks of disgust on their faces when I DARE to make a joke, have an opinion, sing to the radio or Heaven Forbid.....talk to their friends. I just thought I could fake being young enough, cool enough, or fun enough to hold off their scorn until I was at least in my 60's. But no, that is not the case. There are so many things that are not in their catalog of "Proper Parent Behaviors & Activities", that one would think that I would have a plethora of free time. Sadly, this is not the case. I've still got 3 at home. So, my job is not finished yet.
So, back to my oldest........I probably shouldn't mention his name.........so I'll just refer to him as "Frandon" for anonymity. He enjoys spending time on Facebook. It's like a blog I guess, where you post pictures, silly commentaries or whatever you choose to share. You have a network of people that you have allowed to join as one of your "Friends". He was showing me different pictures and funny entries from others and it peaked my interest. So I told him I would have a Facebook account and we could "talk" to eachother and keep in touch when he was away at college. Well I was obviously WAY outta line on that suggestion! He was MORTIFIED at the thought of any of his friends seeing me WASTE my time with such frivolity. He informed me that there is NO WAY that he would EVER welcome me into his site and that I would NEVER be one of his "Friends". WHAT WOULD HIS REAL FRIENDS THINK? Oh my gosh!! How embarrassing for them to see his mom spending her time that way!! Well I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Facebook probably isn't on the "Proper Parent Behaviors & Activities" list.
Of course, this now brings out what some might call my "mean streak". I think I'll just call it my "Mom Streak". Since he has protested my appearance on his site...............I MUST construct a plan to actually get him to accept me as one of his "Friends". I am currently devising a way to do this and will consider it a well deserved victory when I finally pull this off and eventually reveal my true identity!! Do you think I'll get any credit from him when that happens? No. I will see a disgusted look on his face and a sarcastic comment will follow. All this will be his attempt to show me that I am WASTING my time and that my efforts were pointless. But I will not agree. I will know that I HAVE WON!!!! You know what...........maybe I DO have too much time on my hands!!!
I've seen this coming. The increasing looks of disgust on their faces when I DARE to make a joke, have an opinion, sing to the radio or Heaven Forbid.....talk to their friends. I just thought I could fake being young enough, cool enough, or fun enough to hold off their scorn until I was at least in my 60's. But no, that is not the case. There are so many things that are not in their catalog of "Proper Parent Behaviors & Activities", that one would think that I would have a plethora of free time. Sadly, this is not the case. I've still got 3 at home. So, my job is not finished yet.
So, back to my oldest........I probably shouldn't mention his name.........so I'll just refer to him as "Frandon" for anonymity. He enjoys spending time on Facebook. It's like a blog I guess, where you post pictures, silly commentaries or whatever you choose to share. You have a network of people that you have allowed to join as one of your "Friends". He was showing me different pictures and funny entries from others and it peaked my interest. So I told him I would have a Facebook account and we could "talk" to eachother and keep in touch when he was away at college. Well I was obviously WAY outta line on that suggestion! He was MORTIFIED at the thought of any of his friends seeing me WASTE my time with such frivolity. He informed me that there is NO WAY that he would EVER welcome me into his site and that I would NEVER be one of his "Friends". WHAT WOULD HIS REAL FRIENDS THINK? Oh my gosh!! How embarrassing for them to see his mom spending her time that way!! Well I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that Facebook probably isn't on the "Proper Parent Behaviors & Activities" list.
Of course, this now brings out what some might call my "mean streak". I think I'll just call it my "Mom Streak". Since he has protested my appearance on his site...............I MUST construct a plan to actually get him to accept me as one of his "Friends". I am currently devising a way to do this and will consider it a well deserved victory when I finally pull this off and eventually reveal my true identity!! Do you think I'll get any credit from him when that happens? No. I will see a disgusted look on his face and a sarcastic comment will follow. All this will be his attempt to show me that I am WASTING my time and that my efforts were pointless. But I will not agree. I will know that I HAVE WON!!!! You know what...........maybe I DO have too much time on my hands!!!
