Just a few days ago i wrote about The Art and Science of Discipline. And then Bham! i saw an episode on Desperate Housewives that further proves my point.
Preston (the son) wanted to marry a Russian girl whom he had just met for 6 weeks, she was also quite apparently a gold digger. Lynette and Tom (the parents) wanted to stop their son from making a mistake for life so Lynette tried to talk sense into him but of course Preston wouldn't hear a word of it. Lynette turned to Tom but his advice didn't hold any weight because he was always the good cop.
Dear Mountain Boy,
When you become a teenager or a young adult, there will be times when you think that i nag/repeat something until it irritates the crap out of you. When that happens, it will probably be because u didn't follow my advice, if not i wouldn't have to repeat myself so many times. So the best way to stop me from nagging is to simply do what i say.
OR...
You can think about what i say objectively, pretend it came from your favourite person. Maybe even consider the fact that i have lived almost 30 years ahead of you so i may have been around the block a few more times than you did. Times may have changed but as a chinese saying goes "the older the ginger, the more potent it is".
Granted, mothers are not always right. So I promise to listen, IF you talk. I promise to see things from your point of view, IF you make me. Just don't ever shut me off.
Love,
mom
2 comments:
i saw that episode and realised that mothers of girls are not necessarily the ones who should be more worried. anyway, i'm sure you'll be just as great a mother of a grown boy as you already are, of a baby boy.
Hello mimi, thank you for the comforting words. We only want the best for our kids don't we!
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