Wait, did I say 16 year old son?
Yeah, I did.
I know what you're thinking: Office Scribe, how come you never mentioned your teenage son before? Did you do it to protect him for the dark life of a blogger? And wait, aren't you like 27 which means you would have been 11 when you had him, making a plot line like something out of a movie that Oprah Winfrey would have produced?
Okay, so maybe he isn't my son. Maybe he is my cousin and I am house sitting for my aunt and uncle and he is there. But since he is so close to being a fully functioning person, I don't really have to do anything. Except have a general sense of where he is at all times.
So at work the other day, I realized that I had no clue where he was, so I tried calling his cell.
No answer.
I tried again a few hours later.
Again, no answer.
Luckily one of my other relatives knew where he was so I didn't have to enter full fledged panic mode. But I guess I showed enough maternal instinct that some of my co-workers started to refer to me as "mom" on Friday. And that's when I realized I would suck at being a working mom. I would never get anything done because I would constantly be wondering "I wonder what my child is up to? And are they having fun while I am making money for them to spend on Wii games?"
Yeah, I would be a horrible, jealous mom.
~ The Office Scribe
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2 comments:
one thing I can't wait to do as a mom is ruin all my child's fun. I'm more than sure that's what being a parent is all about.
Hmmm, I don't know what to say about the jaded response.
Parents need to let go. You're right. Riding the schoolbus does build character. So does walking through snow uphill both ways.
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