Friday, December 17, 2010

Being the Cool Mom

I used to be the kool-aid mom, had the house in Springville where neighbor children would go to stain their mouths red (or whatever the color of the day was), eat snacks, make forts out of boxes, try to build treehouses with yarn, and so on.  I was the kool-aid mom.

Now I get to be the cool mom, by default, because most mothers of my daughters' friends are older than me.  I seem more accessible to Cathy's and Sarah's friends, like the same music they do, let my girls color their hair with sharpie marker, write on their jeans, and wear aviator goggles to school.  As long as they do nothing permanent, I don't see the big deal in letting the girls express themselves. 

So, Cathy started texting last night while out shopping with her friends, in all caps because she was excited, "I LOVE CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FOR MY LOVED ONES."  When Cathy got home, she also told me how one topic of discussion while she was out shopping was... myself.  How cool I am, how her guy friends think I'm cute.  Thanks, Andrew!  Call me in five years.

After my craptastic year, hearing Cathy share this was the best gift ever, better than anything she could have bought.  Even if her friends also said that I remind them of the mom on Weeds.  Not so sure that's a good thing!

7 comments:

  1. You ARE Kool! Your the Kool-est Best-est Fried in teh WORD. You need to believe it as much as everyone around you already knows it! You are blessed and Very HOT!

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  3. Oh, I was also going to say that your whole year hasn't been craptastic, only small moments of it have. You met A LOT of new and wonderful friends, promotion at work, a beautiful house, you let excess baggage go, and Your girls never cease to amaze you. And You have the best darn dog in the whole world.

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  4. Love you, too, Becky! Yeah, only craptastic moments in an otherwise good year. And however many new friends I make, no one can ever replace my bestest fried in teh word. Holy Smokes, Nicki could not spell worth shit. It's still funny after all these years.

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  5. You're not only a cool Mom, you're a cool blogger. Your posts are always funny/enlightening/endearing.
    I like your Nin quote, too. That kind of says it all.

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  6. Even if it was a craptastic year, you've risen above and seem to find joy in everyday living. That is a true gift!

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  7. You are cool and hot and more importantly, a wonderful, caring friend, a devoted mother, a hard worker - an all-around awesome person!

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