This weekend I came to the realization that if I want to hear my son endlessly talk specifically to me (in long never-ending run-on sentences), rather than his usual teenage grunts or silence, then all I have to do is put a movie on the TV that I desperately want to watch, and he will attempt to talk non-stop through the entire film.
Life is simple really.
If I want my son to come to me and not leave my side then all I have to do is just hold a cell phone to my ear and act like it is an important conversation.
If I want him to tell me absolutely everything going on in his life AND THEN SOME, then all I have to do is put a movie in the VCR and act like I am dying to watch it.
Why have I been trying to communicate with him in the normal ways? I do see that he is a teenager. What was I thinking? Normal parent thoughts?
I get it now and I feel so enlightened. Don’t you?
C
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AAAhhh fond memories..at least I think they are fond….:):)..I find it very effective to get a little payback is to act completely goofy in public when they are around…:):)
I love reading your words, they are inspiring. Thank you.
Oh yes, I hear you, and I also hear my three daughters every time I am on the phone, trying to watch the news, or a movie. Blogging also works. Whenever I sit down to catch up on my favorite blogs, one of my kids inevitably comes up and starts talking to me. When I ask them how school was all I get is, “okay.” Funny, I just did the spell check on this, and for “okay” it suggested “orgy.”
In my opinion, its important to have open conversation between parents and children. Its a nice way to how the other party really feels. After all we are a family and family is important in our lives.
Robert – LOL I LOVE doing just that. Were we sperated at birth?
Blondie – Thank you, how very kind.
Theresa – LOL maybe someone’s teenage kid programmed THAT.
Bestre – Just to fill you in I am sorta the female version of Bill Cosby (except he is funnier, richer, famous, etc) when he talks about raising kids. The idea of my site is to make people laugh about the hilarious parts of being a parent – even when it is painful. My son rides 20 minutes in the car with me when I pick him up from school … can he share his stories then … WHY NO … of course not. It is in their DNA to wait until you are in the middle of something (sometimes showering) to try and tell you something. I find it hilarious, and irritating.
Hmmmm but you were suppose to laugh. Maybe we can work on that…
Thanks for posting comments everyone.
Cath