bethanie's Journal: The Coolest. Mom. EVAR.

Am I.

Because

1. I can blow bubbles with my gum and
2. I can drive with the windows down blasting Robert Palmer on the car stereo (via iPod, of course).

Squirt *really* loved #2 -- George, I think Joe may have a ridin' buddy after all. :-)

The only question is: do you think I can stretch my "cool" status for another 15 years or so?

Beautiful fall day. Hope y'all are enjoying it, too!

"Pressure Drop?"

[mekkab]

Or "Woke Up Laughing"?

Re:"Pressure Drop?"

[bethanie]

Neither. :-)

We went from "I Didn't Mean to Turn You on" to "Addicted to Love" to "Simply Irresistible," which felt like the most natural progression.

....Bethanie....

You forgot one

[RailGunner]

3. You take an active interest in your kids' lives instead of letting the television babysit them.

When I was still volunteering with the youth group at church I could always tell which kids had parents that were actively involved in their lives and which ones didn't.

Even when they're teens - if they know you're there for them, they'll still think you're cool.

Cool? When they're teenagers???

[Koria's Beloved]

Probably not. But you can be cool to them again afterwards. And, as RG said, you can always tell the kids whose parents take an active interest in their lives.

Re:Cool? When they're teenagers???

[RailGunner]

Thanks, Lou.

Hopefully Danny and Sophie will think you're cool as teens as well.

Re:Cool? When they're teenagers???

[TechnoLust]

Unless you smoke pot with them when they are teens, then they might think you are cool. ;-)

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Re:15 years, no.

[FortKnox]

Mark Twain said that... when I was 24 and started that saying to my own father, he cut me off to say the second half.... that Mark Twain new what he was a-sayin! :D

Re:15 years, no.

[gmhowell]

After moving out, I was visiting my father. We were watching "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" wherein Dr. Jones Sr. says 'then you move out of the house just when you get interesting'. My father said "I know how he feels".

Speaking of motorcycles, I'm eyeing one right now. Trying to figure out how Joe and I can hide it from mommy and grandma. I think we'll have to enlist the aid of others. Carrying out a conspiracy with a four year old is tricky business.

Didn't SD say something in her most recent JE abou

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Not so easily, but it can be done

[Ra5pu7in]

do you think I can stretch my "cool" status for another 15 years or so?

It is doable, but not easy. I'm only up to 14 years now, but my kids and their friends consider me a "cool" mom because of certain things:

1) I actually listen to them. I've never met a teenager who actually listened to a lecture. Instead I ask questions and listen to their answers. I pay attention when they describe their day or tell the jokes they've heard.

2) Be happy. Seriously! This is the number one thing my kids say their fr

Re:Not so easily, but it can be done

[elmegil]

but I'm firm without being a grump.

Can I get a brain transplant? I come from stern german stock, and I just don't do this well. I suppose I have about 10 more years to practice before I have teenagers to worry about, but....