They grow up SOOOO fast!

When the kids came home today from school the fun began! Laura’s friend Chelsea is spending the weekend with us while her parents are out of town. Tonight is the Home coming game so of course they wanted to go. The dance after is VERY casual. (Not at all like the ones in my day!) I was joking with them and asked “Do y’all have hot dates for the dance? Thinking the answer would be no I was shocked when Laura said, “Yea, I do”. I stopped what I was doing and turned to her and said, “Don’t hold out on me. When did this happen and WHO is it?” Her friend Rebecca knows this guy (from another school) and wants to introduce them. In shock and letting it absorb, I started giggling quietly. I was making a fall wreath for our front door and Larry walked over to me. I whispered to him that Laura has a date for the dance. Oh the look on Michaels face! His eyes got BIG, he made a sound and walked away. Within a minute or so he came back to me and said you have got to tell me what is going on! I laughed out loud!! I got to a stopping point with my project and motioned him into our bedroom. The look on his face was priceless…funny yet sad. He sat down on the bench at the end of our bed and I knelt down in front of him. He asked what was going on. I am ashamed to say that I laughed. Yes, I did. I know, that was not nice but I am telling you, his expression was indescribable. I got serious and told him that it is ok. And, that yes, she is just 14 and NO she is not old enough to go on a date but she is old enough to have a date for a school dance. He said, “I know your right but this is hard”. I gave him a big hug and within a few minutes he was feeling better about the whole thing.

Wow, did this remind me of my teen years! I remember homecoming and being on the homecoming court. I remember my daddy walking me out on the field in his suite and tie with a goofy grin on his face. Oooh, and I do remember the dance!

I don’t know the conversations between my Momma and Daddy during my teen years but I feel sure I repeated some of her words tonight. I know that more often than not, she did some smooth talking with my daddy when it came to me. Daddy would not say much to me but he would tell momma to tell me something. Funny huh? You know, I love both of my parents equally but there are such different bonds between mother/daughter and father/daughter. A girl wants to be her daddy’s princess that never does wrong, wants him to be proud of her and goes to him for love and money. (Ha ha on the money part) On the other hand a girl wants her momma to be a friend, someone she can confide in. Plus, she needs nurturing and guidance from the mother. Her mother is truly the one she does NOT want to let down! After all, when she is all grown up, she will become her mother.

My girls come to me when they need “girl talk”. They are comfortable talking with me. Laura will tell me her thoughts or feelings before she will tell anyone else. Last Saturday the children were at their mothers and Laura called, Larry answered and she asked to speak to me. I got on the phone and she said that Marissa is crying and she won’t tell anyone why she is crying and she said that she only wanted to talk to me. I talked with her and calmed her down but it was nice that she wanted ME! (Hee hee)

Of course I have funny stuff to tell that the kids said but for now I must say goodnight. I’ll fill you in…maybe tomorrow. Right now, I am waiting on Larry to come home with the girls. He went to pick them up from the dance. I’m sure there will be stories!