Overheard at my house

(Trying to get in touch with my inner fit and healthy self, I’m sipping tea and reading a yoga magazine. Nine-year-old E-Grrrl is looking at it over my shoulder.)

E-Grrrl, pointing to a photo of a woman wearing a strappy, yoga top: “That shirt is really pretty, but” she adds with a sigh “it’s not really appropriate for someone YOUR age.” Wistful pause. “I’ve always wondered what you looked like when you were young.”

Eleven-year-old Mr. A chimes in: “I’ve seen pictures of her when she was younger and let me tell you, she looked A LOT better then.”

I resist the urge to tell him it's no coincidence that I’ve been aging in dog years since he was born. Instead I get in touch with my inner child and give him a nice pinch. There now, I feel like my MUCH YOUNGER self.

February 6, 2007

Copyright 2007 Veronica McCabe Deschambault and V-Grrrl in the Middle. All rights reserved.

Comments

[Char]

That is too funny! Youth is so wasted on the young.

Oh, I got a package - woo hoo!

[furiousBall]

I like the new theme - kids are brutally honest. I especially enjoy it after I get home from a 4 mile run or 20 mile bike ride and my 5 year old son tells me I need to ride/run some more because I still have a belly.

[TB]

Brats! I love the stripes and the chocolate color.

[insideout]

Gotta love those kids. There are not to many days that go by that my 6 and 4 year old dont leave me speechless with one of their many off the cuff statements...I/O

[Tom]

This sounds just like the kinds of things our daughters say to the Mom. I generally don't get too much abuse, maybe that I'm just too goofy and weird. I guess it means they must really love us.

[Tonya]

Well, did they see how the women dress in Italy? Like they are still 13? It is either dress like a 13 year old, or the caftan. No inbetween. Thank goodness for online shopping - because even our exchange is stocked by LN's - and I am not a size 2, nor have been since I was....13!

[Angela]

Your inner child is a little nicer than mine. ;-)

[littlepurplecow]

I think the stripes are very hip and quite slenderizing :-)

[wordgirl]

Ack! What happened to the 'honeymoon years' when young kids still thought Mommy was always beautiful! Honesty sucks!

[V-Grrrl]

Lilpurplecow,

I do like the way the stripes make me look taller. :)

[Tera]

You go Grrrrrrl!!!!

[RD]

Oy, are they all this brutal? Just last night my 7 yr old had a revelation: "Blubber keeps you warm in the winter, and Mama's the warmest person in our family this winter."
We can't exactly kick them out of the house yet, can we?

[deezee]

You have far more restraint than I. I think letting lose the comeback would have been heavenly.

...nice redecorating...

[Catherine]

I am laughing.... I love kids... they are so unaware! You have raised very open and expressive children... good for you! (well, most of the time.)

[Nance]

I love the template.

As for the rotten, horrid children...feh. Stop feeding them. When they start begging and crying, remind them of this transgression. Then make them compose a 65-slide powerpoint and multimedia extravaganza--complete with music--entitled "My Spectacular and Glorious Mothergoddess."

That oughta do it.

[amber]

*snort*

:)

[V-Grrrl]

Nance,

Now I can preoccupy myself imagining the soundtrack to my Mothergoddess celebration. Since I'm so OLD, a little Aretha belting out R-E-S-P-E-C-T might work for the opening.

Meanwhile, I can play a little music for the kiddos. Sheryl Crow's "You're My Favorite Mistake" comes to mind.

[Her Bad Mother]

My nephew told me recently that I look old with my glasses on. The truth hurts, but, yeah, they only know the half of it (I don't *look* old, I *am* old)

[Nance]

Hey, Her Bad Mother--

I'm so old that I wear reading glass OVER MY CONTACTS!

Tell your nephew that. (so there! LOL)

[Annie]

Can we say it's positive that at least he thinks you were a looker way back in the olden days?