When the Past connects with the Present...

Growing up, I would always make fun of my mom when she would tear up while watching wedding scenes in movies. For her, a wedding meant losing a daughter forever; especially when the father gives the daughter away! My mom is quite the drama queen and I guess I have inherited that part of her in abundance. And now, I tear up whenever I see scenes in movies where boys have all grown up and are off to college. I know it is the beginning of their lives, but it feels like the end of the world from a dramatic mom perspective!

Now, I understand my mom when I look at ASid who is about 2 years and a bit from taking off on his flight into the world. So, it is always nice to spend some time with the boy.

The other day, we were watching TV together. Yes, regular old TV! I am still stuck in the last century. Sometimes the boys indulge me by joining me. Watching TV also means there are plenty of commercial breaks. One particular commercial got me all nostalgic. It was Pampers commercial about a baby crying at 3 am in the morning.

I was like, "Awwww, I remember those times!"

And ASid's exact words were, "Babies are such jerks. They cry all the time."

I was like, "Wow! What harsh language for babies!"

ASid kept going with, "They need so much attention and they need so much pampering" and blah blah blah.

I wanted to interrupt and tell him that teenagers can be jerks too! Sometimes they are so self-involved that they could be babies...like me me me me all the time! 

However, I did not because I remembered being a terrible teenager myself. I believe I was worse than ASid could ever be. He is all talk and I was all action. Looking back, I have to confess that I totally lucked out with my parents. They put up with a lot, but were almost always supportive.

And I lucked out with the boys too. If they ever see me crying while watching a movie, they come over and give me a hug to make me feel better.

 

Yes, they mouth off once in a while. Don't we all?!