Saturday was quite an interesting day as I reflected back to what my children often said to me and in return what I have said to my mom when I was young. I believe that at some point all of our children think we were born this old and never experienced a childhood of our own.
Not only was it my birthday, but it was prom night for my seventeen year old. Did you know that I was supposed to drop everything for him so he could do what was suggested a month ago on prom night? He may be starting to learn that taking care of business before hand saves mileage on his feet.
After everything was said and done I laughed to myself at a few things my three children have said and tried.
1) "Hey Mom! Back in the day, did…?" Back in the day? I guess I look like I just stepped off of "Little House on the Prairie."
2) "Mom! My car was stolen!" "Did you call the police?" was my response. "Uh, no, there is nothing I can do because the car hadn't been registered or insured yet." Just then the phone rang and it was the police. They confirmed my suspicion of my son telling a lie, when in reality, he had loaned the car to a friend that got into an accident with it. My son was really scared as the officer told him how it was and then informed me.
3) After not doing as he was supposed to, I went to McDonald's to pick up my son and bring him home and take care of his responsibilities. His friends were hanging out with him and he thought it would be cool to smart off and call me satan in front of them. This only cost him more trouble. Then the perfect ending was two days later when a friend named Sultan called and my son took the message. When we returned home he looked scared out of his mind, handed the phone to my husband and said, "some guy called for you and I think his name was Satan." We checked the caller I.D. and laughed. He never did call me satan again.
4) "It wasn't my fault that I got a ticket. The Sheriff's were cheating and didn't have their lights on." I guess I was delusional over the fact that my son was going 90 mph, had another teenager in the car, and did have the registration on him. I really believe my son was in the wrong although you couldn't tell him otherwise.
5) Back to prom night. My son decided that he didn't like the music or tuxedo he was in, so he left his date and went to get a coffee mug for my birthday. Sweet for me, but horrible dating etiquette. He sees absolutely nothing wrong with the way things turned out.
To this day, my children still don't say much about how mom may have had a clue. They don't understand that when they are trying to pull a fast one that their eyes get shifty and they stutter. I did the same when I was a child and my mom could smell lies a mile away. The difference today is that I can admit how silly and immature I was. Someday, my children will hopefully be able to do the same.
With all the growing pains, I do have some wonderful children today. For parents out there, remember that they are on loan from God. Do your best and the end result is in God's hands. Yes, I learned that from my mom also.
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