Had a little bit of an epiphany tonight. I have a 7th grade boy in my house, and now, I finally and fully understand why I just DID NOT GET 7th grade boys when I was a 7th grade girl.
I have such clear memories of who I was in 7th grade. I know I started to love reading and writing with a passion. I was obsessed with Duran Duran and, through deep and thorough analysis of their song lyrics, obscure as they were, was fully convinced that they knew my inner soul. I spent hours of my life pouring over Young Miss and Seventeen magazines, hoping to be able to, someday, put together just the right outfit, or hairstyle, or makeup conbination that might make me popular. I worked hard in school and did my homework. I practiced my clarinet. Deep down, I wanted to please my parents and make them proud of me, even though I hid it in aloof attitude and dismissiveness.
BUT 7th grade boys...I am convinced that all they are really interested in in life is a good poop joke.
I love my son, but REALLY! Dinner should never include poop jokes, even if I HAVE made chili!
Really.
OMG!! I am LMAO after reading your blog today. Seventh grade boys are just a hot mess, agreed, but seventh grade girls are equally mysterious. Wouldn't you agree? And by the way, how is Nicolette doing? :)
ReplyDeleteOh my GOD you just cracked me up! And that is JUST what I needed tonight too! You know, you were gone this summer when we were home and we were gone when you were around it seemed! Lunch! We have GOT to do it SOMETIME!
ReplyDeleteYES!! Lunch is a must. And this time we don't have to worry about sneaking away from our parents to meet. Can you BELIEVE we snuck away just to search for notebook paper???? Yeah, 7th grade girls may very well be more complex, but that doesn't make them intellectually superior. Sigh...
ReplyDeleteHow's mid- to late-October look for a lunch? Maybe post-Open House and Curriculum Nights?