3.20.2010

Words I've Eaten Over the Years




It usually starts with; I'd NEVER.....

and, then, of course, I end up doing, buying, having whatever it was I swore I'd NEVER do/buy/have.

Here are a few words I've had to choke down as a parent:

Before having a toddler:
I would NEVER let a toddler of mine behave like that in church...look at her, she's actually not even staying in her chair for the entire meeting.

After having a toddler of my own:
Okay, RAH, it's your turn to go get Randi off the stand and get her to quit pounding on the organ - I've done it the last 3 times!

Before having a teenager:
What kind of mother lets her child come to school dressed like that? No child of mine would EVER dress that way?

After having a teenager:
Okay, if you insist on wearing THAT to school, just don't sign your last name to anything, and then maybe no one will know you're mine.

Before having a grandchild:
What grandparent would be seen in public with a beautiful girl who has a little teeny tattoo of a flower on her ankle? I would NEVER allow a grandchild of mine to do that to her body.

After being a grandparent:
"I just don't understand why you tattooed 'Abducted by Aliens' across your forehead?" and
"You've pierced your WHAT?"

Ah, the words I've eaten - definitely not a tasty meal.

Best not to EVER say NEVER!

4 comments:

DH said...

Why are you up in the middle of the night writing such wise comments?

Lauralee said...

If I have $100 for every time I've said "never" I would be a rich woman today. Amazing how smart, and tolerant, we become when confronted with those situations head-on!

kelli said...

I like it! I said I would Never marry someone who I had to put through school. Afterwards I would say, I am glad he chose to go to school!

Mrs. Olsen said...

Single adults give the best parenting advice ever! (wink)

So true on your list.

It's so HARD....

 for me to go to church and be filled with the spirit and come home and see something that my kids or grandkids have posted on social media....