You get to have breakfast at the weekend with your daughter. She is returning home after a night out and you're just getting up at 6 like you always do.
Weekend mornings become very peaceful, there is no rush to swimming/ballet/drama/rugby/horse riding. You are the only person awake till at least mid day.
Your son counts the beer bottle tops in his pocket when you ask him how much he'd had to drink. The vomit on his t shirt and in his hair kind of gave me a clue is was more than his allotted 3 shandies.
Everyone stares at you as you walk down the street, well at your very beautiful daughter beside you. You are now invisible.
You cry at the end of Toy Story 3, I won't spoil it as I know I've seen it early but it is particularly poignant for Mummies with teenagers.
Your child has a boyfriend with a mortgage, a car and a career and pension plan.
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Yep...you've got it auntiegwen. It's the being invisible that's hard to take at first. Although after a while you realise it also has it's advantages.
When your granddaughter graduates from college!!
When another one graduates from high school.
Your granddaughter takes you out to lunch!
Then you know you are old!!!
They call me grams! Sheesh!
Ha!
Hugs
SueAnn
Yup, we have to face it we are getting old and the children are becoming more beautiful every day!
Time for my tablets again.....
I can relate to being invisible - but not because I have a beautiful daughter....I just seem to be invisible. And what the hell is it with getting up at 6:00 am whether I want to or not? Although the mornings are very peaceful - much time to read blogs, etc. without any interference.
....when you offer a jumper/blouse/dress of your own to your 19yr old daughter because you just know it will look nice on her and she gives you that look...that incredulous 'are you kidding me' look.....when you have to keep changing the radio in the car after they have used it...when you hear yourself say 'take a cardi/coat, it looks like rain'....
..your daughter sends you a text with 'freaking amazing' in it.. when she borrows your fave stuff from the 80s cos it's now 'vintage' and she looks much much better in it than you ever did..But I agree with Libby, being invisible has its advantages: you can dress as you please and no-one will notice - great for someone like me who is pathologically unable to dress for her age x
oops not Libby re invisibility, really must read comments before pressing that tempting 'publish' button
Yup. I've got this plus a seven year old. Yikes.
Actually, I'm looking forward to reaching that stage. Well, obviously not the vomit, you know what I mean.
Wow, you're so ancient. That's why I avoided having children. They are a well-known source of aging.
Oh the parallel lives. When men shout at my daughter asking for a date I want to cry pick me pick me even thought neither of us would pick them in a million years. The sleepless nights until He-man comes home are beginning to take their toll and I need to hot foot to the nearest Clarins counter. It does have its benefits though I'm just trying to think of them *ahem
sigh - it's all coming too quickly
I'm looking forward to the weekends being less fraught though....apart from that I know I will suffer..;0S
Scary. XX
... you suddenly have grandchildren (well, not 'suddenly' but you know what I mean) yet your children still need Mum.
Being invisible is quite good - at least no-one sees the wrinkles.
It's scary how quickly time flies. I don't feel old. In my head I'm still a teenager - I get a shock every time I look in a mirror.
XX
I sobbed, actually I may have snorted. But I also cry at Bisto ads.
Ayak - I'm not complaining honestly
SueAnn - ok you've top trumped me :) xx
Jon - we are but the childrens mother loves you, so it's all good
Gigi - I know, I don't understand the early mornings at all
Libby - ah yes, the 3rd verse and the disco chorus xx
BS - oh yes, we are vintage now and please NEVER dress your age, too too boring xx
Expat - yep that's tricky indeed, you too have top trumped me
WM - yep minus the vomit it can be quite pleasant
Madame -that's because you are a clever clever woman even before you got your degree in big sums
Mrs W - some days even beauty flash balm doesn't make a dent in it xx
Kellogsville - it happens to us all, never mind you're in good company
CM - yep the weekends is a big plus, don't be scared, we'll all be here to help
Dragondays - yep, I'll always want to be my childrens sorter outer and first port of call
Suzanne - SO pleased it's not just me xxx
Mrs W - it was soooooooooo sad wasn't it? x
i cried at the end of toy story 3 too!
Sue - so on the money for us eh?
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