Conversations with teenagers #47
Curtain opens.
Scene: 8am. The interior of a rather banged up 4×4, waiting for the bus to school. It’s raining.
#1: Oh.
Me: What have you forgotten?
#1: My music project. I left it on the side in the kitchen.
Me: The one we spent all weekend working on? When’s it supposed to be in?
#1: Last period today. Damn. Can we go back and get it?
Me: No, you’ll miss the bus.
#1: *Tsk*. Can you get it and drop it at school for me later?
Me: What, you mean drive half an hour to drop something off that you should have remembered?
#1: *Tsk* *Huff* You just want me to get in trouble.
Me: No, I want you to remember stuff in the first place so I don’t have to keep driving up to Cavan and bailing you out.
#1: *Tsk* It’s not my fault. I had a lot to remember this morning.
Me: Oh yes, so you did. There was your overnight clothes for staying at your mate’s tonight, and your girlfriend’s Valentine’s card and present. Oh yes, and there was your school work. Which did you forget?
#1 *Mumble* *grumble* *huff..schoolwork..grumble*
Me: Ah here’s the bus…
#1: [gets out of car, slams door, stomps to bus stop]
Me [cheerily] Bye then!
Ten minutes later, my phone beeps:
#1 [by text]: Sry Mum, will you bring my proj to skl?
Me [by text]: No worries, course I will x
And the normal order of the world is restored. Happy days.
Smoochy-smooch! X
Sandra: Just got back. Bet the little sod’s not at all grateful either x
Jen: *Gasp*. You didn’t hear it from me!
if id know at 12 that 99% of all my future decisions would be based on the little head telling the big head what to do, I would have emm……
DONE NOTHING AT ALL TO CHANGE IT
I think #1 should bring you breakfast in bed over the weekend to show his appreciation for all you do
Jen: Aw don’t ruin it. You’re in his good books for pointing out that you weren’t allowed date ’til you were 17!!
Moon: Aw he’s lovely really. As long as he gets his own way, obviously!
Baino: What, you mean it doesn’t improve? Sheesh!