Monday, December 6, 2010

BUSTED (with no reference to female anatomy)

My first child made a mistake when she was in middle school. She admitted that her friends liked me. No, let me correctly quote her: they "LOVED" me. She also admitted her own puzzlement at that oddity. Then my second child entered the teen years and a couple of his buddies sent me Facebook friend requests and they sometimes comment on my status (which really should make me filter my comments, now that I think about it.) So I was comfortable with being cool.

My third child has told me from his first breath that I was not cool, but I'll forgive him for his lack of understanding.

Then my final child wondered into the world and asked how many words I knew how to say while I burped. I thought about it and proudly answered that I could say one word while burping.

"That's it?" he replied. Shoulders slumping, head down in shame, he turned to leave the room and I saw the error of my ways.

"Wait!" I cried. "I'm sure I can learn lots more if I just practice a little."

My coolness confidence was busted, and this child who came into the world without any pain meds for his mother walked out of the room, leaving a broken shell where his mother's coolness used to be.

11 comments:

Lucy and Ethel said...

When I was in grad school, one of my fellow classmates, a grown woman, could burp the entire alphabet.

Don't give up.

Lucy

Checkered.loves.Caution said...

There's always farting.

Unknown said...

The older I get, the more uncool I become.

Cranberry Morning said...

Just remember, whatever you do now to prove how cool you are will be used against you in years to come. :-)

Busy Bee Suz said...

Oh no....so you are really only half cool???
I could have swore you were 100%!

imbeingheldhostage said...

Don't give up-- the burping thing requires a lot of practice!

Laura~peach~ said...

my kids HATE that their friends love me... last night marthas best friend came over... martha was not here. :) it was really sweet to get to see and talk to becca ... who is insanely worried about martha... sigh.

I Am Woody said...

Now that you have lost your cool badge, you may as well just go full-fledged uncool. Turn that radio station to easy listening. :)

Mental P Mama said...

LOL at Checkered....get to practicing!

Jeannelle said...
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Jeannelle said...

For fun I ventured to your blog today and was not disappointed. Good stuff, Caution!