Happy Valentine's Day! I left an early surprise on Bryn's desk the other day . Her first response after her very excited THANK YOU was, "ummm did you have to pay a lot of money for those roses because I just saw a dozen roses at the grocery store for like $25??"
I told her no.
But I am glad she's really starting to pay attention to how much things cost because girlfriend loves to shop a little too much.
Just an FYI for those still searching, I found this dozen at Target over the weekend for $16 if you purchased them without the vase. But yes... with a vase is $25.
On a side note we were chatting on Friday. Her BFF asked if she wanted to spend the night, but since they'd already made plans for Saturday she evidently declined saying that she wanted to stay home & hang out with me because "she hadn't seen me in like 10 weeks."
Slight exaggeration. Teenagers exaggerate often if you haven't already noticed.
I told her I appreciated that & also mentioned that I was getting better at letting her hang out more often with her friends. She said, "Yeah... I have noticed that. Why is that?"
I said, "Well, I'm glad you guys are happy mostly just hanging out at each other's houses rather than to be out at some crazy party. And when you stay in contact with me & I know where you are, then I have no reason to worry about you."
She said, "Mom, no. We don't even want to go to crazy parties."
Which is nice to hear since I've been to my share of crazy parties... mostly those I've thrown as an adult. LOL
I said, "And I'm also really happy that you're not on Snapchat posting videos of yourself smoking from a bong."
Because yes, I have literally seen video of Bryn's classmate & former friend from elementary school, doing just that.
Bryn claims everyone at school thinks she's an idiot & can't stand her. As a parent, I wonder do her parents not follow her on social media? Do they know what's going on & don't know what to do?
I mean, I'm not casting judgement, I know how easily it could be me in the situation & I'm so thankful it's not, but it really bothers me that someone can post videos of themselves doing this stuff at 15 without any consequence. Or without anyone helping them when it's obvious they're screaming for attention.
And maybe these things have been going on for decades with or without the parent's knowledge of the situation, but there wasn't always the constant connection of social media.
Or the need to let others know what your every move is.
Or using social media to say look at me... validate me.
Suffice it to say, I pray a lot for my teenager.
She's a good girl. I'm really blessed. She's certainly not perfect though. Trust me... she can be a disrespectful ass sometimes like any typical teenager. LOL
I try to be as open & honest with her as possible though about my life from birth to now... my experiences, my failures, my own issues with friends, etc... in hopes that she knows no one is perfect & situations don't start & end in high school, sometimes you find yourself dealing with the same things all over again even though you're pushing 50. {insert eye roll}
But as all crazy Friday nights should go... we literally spent ours eating popcorn in bed while watching TV & then she fell asleep next to me.
It was actually a perfect Friday night & I was really glad she wanted to stay home.
I have to say though that in a couple years when she does leave & go off to college, I'm not sure what I'm going to do except possibly stalk her.
There's Bryn's mom again, hiding outside in the bushes.
I mean seriously though. The thought of actually going 10 weeks without seeing her, if that could even happen, makes me tear up.
She's going places though & I pray she's independent & successful... but most of all happy & doing something she truly loves.
But I hold on to the hopes that the closeness we've always shared will last a lifetime, distance or not.
Although all I have to do is look at my own relationship with my parents & know all will be just fine. Whether we see each other often or not, we are always close in thought. Thank you, Mom & Dad... I am so very blessed...
Ok then... it's Tuesday! Time to put on some pink & red. No better way to spend Valentine's Day than by dancing with friends! XOXO
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