Posted by Catherine, the redhead mom blogger on Oct 27, 2008 in
It's A Mom's Life
At his time every year, I keep thinking that Brian will help finish the pumpkin we start together, but as usual, it goes something like this:
- Excitement
“Wow Mom, WE did a great pumpkin! Here, let me light it”
“WE…?”
“Yeah, it looks cool … huh?”
Until next time -
C
Catherine, the redhead blogger
http://www.aweekinthelifeofaredhead.com
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Tags: A Week In The Life of A Redhead, Halloween parenting, teenage holidays
Posted by Catherine, the redhead mom blogger on Oct 15, 2008 in
Brian and Mom
I know, bloggers who don’t post on a regular basis should be shot. I suppose that I shall be putting on my blindfold about now… I really don’t have a good reason for not being here. There are always PLENTY of teenage Brian stories to tell.
We seem to still be having the same type of teenage conversations over and over:
“Mom, when the space shuttle circles the earth do objects within the ship become weightless, and if so why?”
“Huh? That’s right you still think I know things.”
“Mom!”
“I don’t know Brian, what does your book say?”
“I dunno … asking you is easier.”
OR
“Mom, look at my muscles on my arm.”
[see mom squint and put on her glasses]
“Mom! [13 year old boy pointing to upper arm] It’s right there!”
[I'm thinking it's a freckle.]
“That’s nice Brian.”
“You didn’t really look.”
“Well son, after age 45 adults can’t see.”
OR
“Mom?”
“Yes?”
“Never mind.”
And so life continues with Brian. He’s still growing like corn and eating like a honey bee on steroids. I notice my life seems busier and I can’t quite figure it out. I should be writing more. There is time. I am only taking Brian to water polo two nights a week, helping him with homework, fixing meals, walking the dog … what gives?
I don’t have quiet writing time until my head hits the pillow at night. Did you know that teenagers are a constant barrage of noise? Did I type CONSTANT? How about habitual? Steady? NON-stop? I thought the unending screeching loud sounds of children stopped with the infant years, but no those cryings sounds have been replaced by the CONSTANT sound of XBox 360s, Myspace song pages, movies with car chases, guns and martial arts sounds coming from God knows what, phones ringing, dogs barking, furniture bending, can slurping, music listening then downloading, then re-downloading, food munching and keyboards clicking from mid after noon til dark.
I can’t hear to think.
Exactly how long does this phase last?
I guess when he starts driving I can start writing again?
Until next time-
C
http://www.aweekinthelifeofaredhead.com
Tags: A Week In The Life of A Redhead, Mom is Busy, parenting Brian
Posted by Catherine, the redhead mom blogger on Oct 7, 2008 in
Brian and Mom
Someone once told me that parenting gets easier as your kids get older. I think the person who said that drank martinis for breakfast, or never raised teenagers. Lately my evenings have been spent helping Brian struggle through some classes. How did I get nominated le tutor in charge? And where in the hell was my ex husband when this position became available? Probably watching the San Francisco 49rs. The bastard.
God has a sense of humor, because Brian and I are arguing living eighth grade science, which I didn’t like when I was in eighth grade. Ew, eighth grade, just the thought of it makes my skin crawl. Now I am regularly hanging out with eighth grade boys. Menopause should be easier.
Brian’s homework is a great distraction from politics and economics. I’m too exhausted after arguments helping Brian with creating a vacuum and studying molecules to care if the world is falling apart. Our science “discussions” make the debates look like child’s play. I think Palin argues because teenagers have prepped her. At home we moms get used to always having to argue our point with kids that it spills out into our work world.
Has the economic climate affected my life? Well, I come from 20 years of mortgage banking and real estate, so yes, I am seeing and living everything. One positive is the stress has me out running three days a week and hiking on the weekends. I am relieved that I turned my direction towards graphic arts and started my third career. It is always interesting to start over.
My college boyfriend drove by Heather and me as we walked at lunch. As this truck blew by us, I leaned in to Heather and said, “That guy on the passenger side was my college boyfriend. He’s worked for the same company for almost 30 years…”. She turned to watch the truck drive by. “Wow. Thirty years?” “Yeah, hard to understand isn’t it?” “Almost unreal.”
Thus, Brian and I work that homework.
Until next time-
C
http://www.aweekinthelifeofaredhead.com
Tags: A Week In The Life of A Redhead, mom the homework czar, Teenage homework
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