It is my job to embarrass my kids as much as possible. My teenage daughter has informed me that I am an expert. Most of the time, I embarrass them by just being myself, which according to my daughter, is weird. Yesterday, I embarrassed her by chewing my food too many times. Never mind that it was just me and my kids at the dinner table. (And why was she watching me chew a piece of food? Isn't that weird?)
The real winner was when I went into school to meet her teacher. Being the somewhat friendly person that I am, I struck up a conversation with her. The teacher asked me questions, and I answered in complete sentences. That apparently was not a cool thing to do.
"Mom, why did you have to answer like that? You could've just given a one word answer, or said, 'yes' or 'no.'"
"But I always answer in complete sentences," I replied. "What's wrong with that?"
"It's so embarrassing!"
Uh. Like. Okay.
Kids today don't know how to use complete sentences.
ReplyDeleteAnd I do think it is weird she watches you chew...
I have a really hard time understanding some kids. They speak so fast, using "texting" talk.
DeleteLove your opening sentence :)
ReplyDeleteYes. me too, apparently I'm a nerd.
I think its funny that your daughter was watching you chew lol
I think all of us writers are nerds. We're so not mainstream with the way we speak and write in complete sentences!
DeleteWe can't get too close to the teachers, we might become too friendly!
ReplyDeleteYes. And being friendly is such a bad thing! ;0)
DeleteMy dear mother God Rest Her Soul was wonderful but she was very outspoken.......to outspoken at times to my embaressment but she was my mother and I loved her just as your daughter loves you.
ReplyDeleteGreat post.
Yvonne.
Haha! I don't think most people would consider me outspoken, but I don't think I'm a complete wall flower. I bet you mother was a very nice lady.
DeleteHmmm yeah a little weird she watches you chew haha and embarrass away, too fun not to
ReplyDeleteYes. I'm going to enjoy this embarrassing stage as much as I can! ;0)
DeleteWell, you're certainly not alone in this. It is every parent's job to embarrass their teenage children. It keeps our sense of humour going during those crazy years!
ReplyDeleteA sense of humor is an absolute necessity during the teenage years!
DeleteWhen I was fifteen, the lady I babysat for paid for me to take a first aid and CPR class so she would feel comfortable with me babysitting full time. It was two days and my mom just had to give me a ride. End of day one, I was chatting with an old friend I knew from 6th grade and hadn't seen since then. My mom pulled into the parking lot, got out of the car in a bright red and orange jumpsuit, crawled on top of the car, and started screaming "YOO HOO RACHEL MOMMYS HERE TO PICK YOU UP". I can give you her email if you want some advice on ways to make your daughter embarrass-proof like I am now. hahaha
ReplyDeleteHahaha! My daughter would kill me if I showed up in a bright red and orange jump suit, yelling like that. (I think I'd even embarrass myself!)
DeleteI love Rachel's story about her mom. I never did anything like that, but my kids remain embarrassed by me. And, that chewing thing you do? You need to more careful about that. Maybe you should take smaller bites so you don't have to chew forever and ever.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Leave it to you to be worried about how I chew! :0)
Delete(I'll follow your motherly advice and take smaller pieces so I don't have to chew so much. Thank you, Blog Mom!)
Eat less chew more an adage goes. So, your daughter found it weird seeing you chew more. Interesting to closely observe kids.
ReplyDeleteKids are most amusing!
DeleteKids are funny. My dad chewed loudly so that annoyed me, but never counted the chews.
ReplyDeleteI'd be worried if you actually counted the chews!
DeleteLOL Kids really are funny. They get embarrassed by the weirdest things.
ReplyDeleteTeenagers especially! You'll love the teen years!
DeleteI guess complete sentences are disappearing thanks to texting and tweeting.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid you're right!
DeleteKids today answer in single words. Complete sentences must be strange for them. Wonder why she was watching you chew. Maybe she is not aware that we must chew our food well so that its digested fast.
ReplyDeleteShe pretty much gulps her food down. So it probably appears odd to her that I actually chew.
DeleteI think I'd feel a bit self conscious if I knew someone was watching me chew my food. Would have me wondering if I dribbled down my chin or something, LOL.
ReplyDeleteSherry, true portrait of child/teacher/Mom interaction. Kids--you can never really figure out how they want you to act or speak in front of others. It's very interesting though how they have their own way of doing it.
ReplyDeleteHmm, my son has been watching me chew and eat for long periods of time too lately. He doesn't say anything but looks disgusted though I'm eating as I normally do. Perhaps there's something in the air that we don't know about.
ReplyDeleteYou chew your food too many times and you answer in complete sentences? That means you aren't a lazy person. I chew twice or three times and I often don't answer questions at all.
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