I Have Way Too Much Fun With My Kids

There are a lot of issues that arise from having a large family. One of them is the obvious, expenses. There are other issues like blended families...I won't go there.

There are days I wonder how life would be if I was single, but I think I'd be bored and unhappy. I have fun with my kids. Sometimes I think I have too much fun. Don't get me wrong, there are days I'm overwhelmed. For example, when I get a migraine. Recently, they've been hitting me at least 4 times a week. I say hitting because that's what it feels like. Like someone is hitting me on the head-with a bat.

The night before last, my two older sons were playing XBOX 360 Live. They were in the living room-well because Little One's dad bought a 46 inch flat screen TV to watch The SuperBowl. Now they don't like the 50 inch TV we had because it's big and it's not HD. WT??? Anyway, they had the sound filtering through the TV. For those of you with hubbies and teens that are online gamers...you know what that sounds like. It's testosterone with a side of profanity being served 24/7.

The Entrepreneur decided to leave the game he was participating in with school friends and join another team. He joined up with a bunch of kids from the UK.

That's where it got good.

Jordie sounded like Ozzy Osbourne. We told him to slow down, so that we could understand him.

Gaming turned into a history lesson. I asked my sons to ask what part of the UK he lived in. He was thrilled to find out we lived in NY. Jordie asked if NY looked like it does in Grand Theft Auto. Isn't that funny? They discuseed Ellis Island, Liverpool, Soulja Boy and the Queen of England. I aksed the kids to get his myspace, those UK kids use Bebo. The topic turned to President Obama. He broke out into the Obama rap... We were rolling...

Both groups of kids asked questions and it turned into a cultural exchange...while they played some War Game LOL!

I laughed so hard and thought, "I'm blessed. I better enjoy these moments and remember as much as I can." The Comedian will be 17 in August and The Entrepreneur will be 14. The Chatterbox graduates from high school in June..thank God! The Diva will be 16 in July, the Princess will be 11 in Nov. The Little One will be 8 in September. My oldest is on a sub in the sea, 21 on Dec.

Time goes by so fast. I have to make sure to engrave every moment and create memories because they'll be leaving this nest pretty soon...

Wishful Thinking or The Law of Attraction?

My son is in the middle school and I often tease him about his "fan club". The little girls have lost their minds. I've had little girls call here crying, yeah and they're not even dating. The Diva is always weary of little girls that befriend her. They are usually overfriendly and want to invite her over or be invited here. It's transparent. The Chatterbox has no heart. She doesn't even allow them to get close enough to her to talk. Then again, she is a senior and these girls are 8th graders. You do remember the social hiearchy of school kids? Sometimes she refers to them as his stalkers. Well...they are..kind of.

Teaching my sons to treat women with respect is very important. The last thing I want is for them to be like their dad. The problem is that I end up having to teach the girls how to respect themselves too. They don't understand when a boy is not interested and resort to some really insane behavior.

Wanna laugh?
The SADD (Students Against Destrructive Decisions) was having a membership drive in the middle school. My son knows that his sister is the treasurer for that club (she's in the high school). He walked up to the list to sign up. He was about to sign the list and sees that one of his "fans" had signed up. Not a big deal, right?

It wouldn't be, except she signed up with her first name and my son's LAST NAME. Apparently, she married my son.

Now, I know lots of teens do this with celebrity's names. It's common. However, this girl signed up for an extra curricular activity with some boy's last name. How does she suppose the teachers will figure that one out? Everyone else knows that she's "in love" with my son, but that's a bit much.

Here's another one:
Sometimes between classes, he leaves some of his stuff in his best friend's locker. That way he doesn't have to carry his gym clothing, extra textbooks, etc. He has 4 close friends, 1 is a male and the other 3 are females. This friend is a girl. Here's what happened.

Apparently, some of the girls in his fan club found out he left his stuff in the girl's locker. (Three girls, to be exact.) One of them had the combo, so they took his stuff. In his gym bag, he had his sidekick. They filled up his photos with pictures of themselves. They changed his phone's default picture with one of their own. They also went through his text messages and phone numbers and wrote them down. I don't think I have to tell you how catty 13 yo girls can be.

That afternoon, he came home really upset. He told me the story. I know it was mean, but I couldn't stop laughing. That is after I made sure he got his cellphone back. (It's on a plan, not pay as you go).

You know, I get more laughs from my kid's daily life then I do from any show on TV. I couldn't make this stuff up...