Drama King

       

 I just had a shouting match with my 14 yr old son about his grades. He came up with every possible reason why the grades were so bad. I had to ask did he have younger siblings to take care of? UMMMMMM NO , Well does you mom run the streets and she is never home when you need her? UUUUMMMM NO. As his mom I of course know the answers , 1) He IS the younger sibling and 2) I'm  ALWAYS home!!! So whats the reason, "I don't like books he says" ! Well he is going to have one heck  of a time, because books aren't going anywhere and the last time I checked you had to read them to get through school. My grandmother use to tell me , something they would say in the south " if you want to keep something from black people put it in a book!" I got fired up when he said he doesn't like books. I say that's CRAP!!! I wasn't a reader when I was younger either, because of what I had to read. Once I  got to college and began to read, Zora  Neale Huston and Terri McMillan I would sit and read until my eyes popped out! I have so many books in this house he just chooses to float on goofy . See our children don't know our past and they are doomed to repeat it. See he use to love to read , he had every Junie B Jones book ever written my mom made sure of that. He is at the age where being smart isn't cool.
        I'm not tolerating the under achiever song, so he tried another route You expect me to be perfect I told him I don't expect you to be perfect that's CRAP!!!  . YOUR SMART !!!!! The dumb look appears ! He tried it !!! Nope not gonna work here.
        SO while the shouting match was going and every excuse to man for bad grades emerged I said "GO TO HELL" with that !!! OH MY GOODNESS the world began to crash in. He goes into " I don't care anymore you told me to go to HELL!!!" There are tears (from him not me , because I know the drama pattern) He tried it again and it didn't work. He tries to walk out of the room what a dramatic exit. I said get in here (he wasn't getting off that easy like in the past.) He is trying it again, but I realize he is sneaking in saying Hell (told you he was smart, but He  isn't slick.) I said stop talking!!! See I realize as boys get older they try you on different levels and if your not paying attention they will get you. See in the past I would apologize for saying something like HELL.  NOW!!!! that's not going to happen we are playing in the big leagues !!!! High school,  you only get one shot and you can either dread it or enjoy it, but I'm not your friend I AM"THE CRAZY LADY " He must have slept when his big bro was in high school. Elementary school and middle school mom is gone. This is High school consequences MOM!!!

      I feel no guilt And no pain why? because believe it or not I was listening in my car to Oprah radio and they had a mom on there who said. Your kids should think your a little crazy while they are growing up, they arent ever really sure what you will do next. I smiled that was my philosophy with me oldest son. His freshman year told me he thought I was crazy. Apparently it works and Im not the only mom on the planet who thinks this way . I LOVE IT. I will become sane when they have their little tikes and I take on the title MA MA. Until then  lets keep walking……………...