Over a decade ago, I gave birth to three lovely girls. A year apart. Every October.
I didn't have a clue. I had not thought ahead to when the three babies would be thirteen, fourteen, and fifteen. I had not thought ahead to the advent of said children absolutely dying for a cell phone. Or a car. Or college.
Oh no. Not me. Didn't give it a second thought.
But think about this...I carried a diaper bag around for five years. I was pregnant 1993, 1994, and 1995. During the summer. I had two children in diapers for four years in row. It was a love/hate relationship with Luvs. You get the picture.
I thought life was good when I gave up the diaper bag. I bought a little bitty purse that would barely hold a pack of cigarettes. Not that I smoked at the time. I didn't. But it was so nice to downsize into something I couldn't fit a small child into.
Baby Chicken will turn thirteen in 3 weeks. Oldest Chicken will turn sixteen next October. Middle Chicken is all over me about getting her a cell phone.
Me? I'm just trying to keep us in feminine products.
Just saying.
And not only are there BIG items that I just didn't have a clue or chose to ignore...there are small items.
The television for example. When the girls were young, I would watch Barney six times a day. This is NOT an exaggeration. I even took them to go see the big purple guy when he was at the State Fairgrounds doing a show. I have watched a two hour VHS tape of Gumby. My brain cells fought the good fight but eventually gave up the ghost and died. It was one of the most mindnumbing experiences of my life.
My point? I made SACRIFICES!
That's what we Moms do.
But now the girls are more than happy to try and impose their television watching will on me.
Color me displeased.
As I was bitching to Tori about the other day...I didn't watch 90210 the first time around. Why in the hell would I want to watch The Next Generation??? Middle Chicken likes Gossip Girl. They watched Privileged last night.
ACK!!!
I am DYING here!
Wasn't it enough that I gave til it hurt with Barney and Gumby?
Apparently not.
The only trade-off being...it's football season.
Guess who has control of the tv on Sundays?
heh
You better believe it.
Are you ready for some football?
And you Chickens...ready or not-here it comes.
Grins*
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4 comments:
The monsters make me watch Hannah Montana, Camp Rock, and the Suite Life of Zach and Cody. Gah!!!!
I swear Princess Monster already gets PMS aka Mood-from-hell and she's not even 9 yet.
You need to save up for a second TV!
OMG, you could copy and paste Joely's answer right here. I am so glad the kids are in school so I'm not forced to watch that stuff. At night dh and I control the t.v.
You need to DVR the shows YOU like. And while they're subjecting you to their choices, go write. :)
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