Mom, Get the Hell Out of My Head

So I started thinking about something my oldest said to me a while back.  He was talking to his daughter about something she did wrong, and he was thinking about the best way to explain why she was wrong. I got a phone call that night, him telling me he was pissed off at me.  I didn't do anything so why was he mad?  He said he heard my voice in the back of his mind, and found the right words to say to his daughter. That's why he was mad.  He also said   " Mom, get the hell out of my head"


Life lesson #18: Your mothers voice will always nag you.  No matter how hard you try, it will never go away. So when you are at a loss for words, kids driving you nuts, that voice will creep up on you. Don't be surprised when it happens, and don't tell your mom they were right, they already knew.


Life lesson #52 :  You are always wrong in the eyes of a teenager.  You can be right until you are blue in the face, screaming at the top of your lungs, ready to commit your child to an insane asylum. Still you are wrong. Just wait, Lesson #18 will kick in when they have kids of their own. Then they will have another reason to curse you.  Revenge is sweet. 


Life lesson #93: Facebook is not your friend.  If you want to post something, post something stupid and goofy, never about the bad day you are having. Never let the world see you sweat.  Saying you are having a bad day is just like blood in shark infested waters. If you need to vent, do what I do, write a blog. 


Life lesson #44: Age is a matter of mind, if you don't have a mind, it don't matter.  I learned this after the birth of child number five. I will be ageless because I lost my mind years ago.  I works for me, it might work for you.


Life lesson #9: Been there, done that.  My kids tried to pull the wool over my eyes all the time. I loved the deer in the headlights look that they would give me when I would call them on it. Priceless!!  Call them on it every chance you get, at least for the look on their faces. Its good for a laugh or two.


Life lesson #10: Never say never.  I hear all the time "My kid would never do that" Yet they do the exact thing you think they wont. I also hear the old stand-by "My kid wouldn't lie to me"  Sorry to burst your bubble, if a kid is 13 to 18 years old, they lie to you at least once a day. I should know, I raise five of the little liars.  It's not always bad the lies they tell, but lies none the less.  Don't worry, their kids will do it to them. Then you can just sit back and smile.


Well I have had fun remembering what I was told when I was a young parent, and in turn have told my kids.  What would we do without our parents? I know some kids would say FREEDOM!!!! In the end, they still are your kids and you are still their parents.  Just remember, it takes patience, understanding and sometimes Vodka.