September 26, 2006

  • Sometimes ...

    My kids are just so ... different.  I don't know why I don't write as much about Michael as I do about Tucker.  Michael is just as funny as Tucker is, but for some reason it doesn't seem quite right to laugh over the things he says and does.  I laugh about Tucker because his funny comes from his unique perspective on the world.  I don't laugh about Michael for the same reason.

    Weird, Mom, huh.

    Michael is beginning to look ... young mannish.  He has that little fuzz on his lip.  Sometimes his voice cracks and he's started to have this thing happen with his eyebrows where they are sort of growing together.  He spends many minutes staring at himself in the bathroom mirror and muttering about "monobrow".  So I did what any loving Mom would do.  I took him to a salon and had it waxed. 

    Apparently that's not the manly thing to do.  He talked with his dad about it.  And Tim sent him this little battery operated shaver.  Michael's happy. 

    Today he was telling me that he finally got his id card for the school lunch program.  He showed me, it has a nice photo of him.  And he was very pleased because he was explaining that since he has a card now, I don't need to send any more lunch money.  He pays with the card.  I tried to explain to him that I have to send money for them to put on the card before he can use it.  But I'm still not quite sure he gets it.

    Tucker gets it.  He jumped in and tried to help, "It's like the bank card, unless there's money in the account the card doesn't work at the store."  Michael just looked confused.  So I tried again, complete with diagrams that included phone wires, an ATM machine and a little stick figure Momi with her checkbook out. 

    While I was patiently going through this with Michael, Tucker was in the bathroom, shaving his eyebrow.  He looks surprised. 

    You know, at one time, that would probably have messed with my head.  I'd have thought that people would be saying, "What kind of Mom could allow this to happen?  Where WAS she when he was shaving his parts?"

    But now?  Well, it IS Tuesday night and kids eat free at a half dozen places around town.  SO I took the boys out for dinner.  And had a drink.  I feel much much less concerned about whether my Parenting skills are being judged.   

Comments (5)

  • Your funny you are such a good Mom how could you doubt your parenting skills well I know how I was a single mom for years and years and their is no one there making decisions with you. Judi

  •   a little stick figure Momi with her checkbook out.  Made me laugh.

    I forgot all about monobrow stage!  Brother went through that!    Ah...memories. 

    Hope you enjoyed your Tuesday night out. 

  • From all I have read, your a good mom, don't worry about that. I think all kids go through that where they save their eyebrows. All of my sons friends have done it.

  • Your sense of humor takes you a long way.  Your a good Mother.

  • Surprised, BWHAHAHA!   Somewhere along the way, in one unexpected parenting experience or another, we learn it's only hair...

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