This is my question of the day..before I had kids I swore I was going to be a cool parent, one my kids could be proud of, the kind of parent that all my kid's friends would go to because I was just that cool! Well today, I crossed the line between being cool and well, just plan embarrassing!!!
Today was Lena's first parade marching with her color guard. Lena was so excited! So we loaded up the van and found a good place on the sidewalk and waited. As I waited for her I watched the other kids and could feel my eyes swell, they all looked so young and excited to be there! Finally it was Lena's turn and as she marched by me this feeling of pride and excitement overwhelmed me and it became my duty to get this on camera. But, they were so fast! Before I knew it after only 3 shots she had marched away!! I kind of blacked out at this point when I came to I was running down the street with my phone snapping picture after picture of my girl. At this point I truly stopped in my tracks and asked myself, "what the hell am I doing??!!". I very calmly got off the street and joined the crowd completely mortified by my behavior. When did I become this kind of parent?! So bottom line, I am a proud mother who stalks and I have the pictures to prove it!!
Hugs and Raspberries,
L
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That is friggin' hilarious! I'll admit, I think I would've been running down the street right by your side!
ReplyDeleteYou forgot to mention that I ran along her the first half of the parade and stopped only when a patient's mother recognized me.
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