The View from the Classroom

I’ve been dreading telling my kids about my upcoming surgery…they’re 15 and 17…but, I knew that I needed to tell them before it happens.  So…yesterday, daughter and I are on our way home from getting our hair done and I figured what the hell…now’s as good a time as any…so I told her.  "Nuh uh.  You’re lying, Mom" was her first response.  "What are my friends gonna say?" was her next. 

Isn’t that typical of a 15 year old?  So concerned about what everyone else is going to think.  Or maybe it’s not just that age, but people in general.  We get so caught up with other peoples’ opinions of us that we do things for the wrong reasons.  Or…we don’t do things at all.

That’s one reason I’m growing to love my 40’s.  I find that I don’t care too much about what others are going to think about me anymore.  I mean, I still have those thoughts, but my response to that…WHO CARES!!  It’s my life and I’m going to live it the way I choose.  Period.

I still gotta tell my son.  The response I anticipate from him…"Can we talk about something else, Mom?"

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