He’s 23 now and we get on well. I was open with him about menopause. We share a sense of humour (sounds like you and your son do too!). And I’ve always tried to be straightforward and be a willing listener as well as a talker, no subject off limits.
Sigh...Yes, he should be. Unsung hero. I told him you said this and noticed he immediate got a little pep in his step. I hope it doesn't go to head now.
Ugh. Don’t get me started. Since this is a family show I’ll refrain from the comments I wanted to make. It was something about Kegels and ping pong balls.
Anyway, back to your coffee comment. It’s always a fun surprise when you pick up the coffee and either the thumb spasms for no reason or the wrist shoots a pain to your forehead allowing you to pour hot coffee on yourself, the table, the dog… 😩
We'll leave the ping pong balls for when we start a live Zoom group -- we can call it the HOT FLASH MOB.
I like to think of the pain as a warning that no matter how young you feel -- DON'T DO A CARTWHEEL... my girlfriend Sara didn't heed the warning and broke her wrist in a moment of youthful nostalgia.
“Where are the tweezers?!” is yelled across the house at least weekly 😂 My 15yo and I are making it through together… sometimes in grumpy silence, always with a hug (or playful shove … because hugs aren’t always cool anymore) at the end of the day ♥️
The well-funded startup vs. the dusty old vacuum repair shop is the funniest fucking paragraph I’ve read in a very long time. I’m still laughing.
Seriously one of the most beautiful lines ever.
hahahhaha the whole thing is truly beautiful, isn't it?
What a great way to bond! Who has the best nose hair clipper? There could be some great competitions between you two. Hehe. So funny. 😂
Oh wow you're right! I better start researching nose clippers now!
Good point, Shelly! I was 41 when I had my son, so menopause and puberty collided for us, too. Poor lad!
Made me chuckle, thank you.
Thank you for reading, Wendy! If you have any best practices, please share!
He’s 23 now and we get on well. I was open with him about menopause. We share a sense of humour (sounds like you and your son do too!). And I’ve always tried to be straightforward and be a willing listener as well as a talker, no subject off limits.
Menopause-wise, HRT helped massively.
That's actually really cute. I'm going to do the same.
So relatable it hurts. Everything hurts.
Oh yes, everything hurting is also something to bond over!!!
Bart is my hero.
Sigh...Yes, he should be. Unsung hero. I told him you said this and noticed he immediate got a little pep in his step. I hope it doesn't go to head now.
Ugh. Don’t get me started. Since this is a family show I’ll refrain from the comments I wanted to make. It was something about Kegels and ping pong balls.
Anyway, back to your coffee comment. It’s always a fun surprise when you pick up the coffee and either the thumb spasms for no reason or the wrist shoots a pain to your forehead allowing you to pour hot coffee on yourself, the table, the dog… 😩
In THIS family you are free to talk about Kegel's and ping pong balls! 🤣🤣🤣 Okay, the wrist pains happen to you too?? What IS that????
We'll leave the ping pong balls for when we start a live Zoom group -- we can call it the HOT FLASH MOB.
I like to think of the pain as a warning that no matter how young you feel -- DON'T DO A CARTWHEEL... my girlfriend Sara didn't heed the warning and broke her wrist in a moment of youthful nostalgia.
“Where are the tweezers?!” is yelled across the house at least weekly 😂 My 15yo and I are making it through together… sometimes in grumpy silence, always with a hug (or playful shove … because hugs aren’t always cool anymore) at the end of the day ♥️
Honestly that sounds amazing! True bonding!
A plethora of great lines, Shelly!
Awwwww thank you for using the word “plethora!”
I aim to pleathe!
🤣🤣🤣
I am not here yet but will be eventually. So much bonding to look forward to.
Got to find the positives where you can!
I didn’t think my house could stink any more. There’s always something worse to look forward to, isn’t there?
yes. there most definitely is!
So much truth. 😂
And I think so much more truth to come! There will probably be a part 2 and 46.
This is outstanding, the Dutch oven line was f’ing hilarious!!
Okay thank you for appreciating that! I think I might commission some nice art and put that on a poster for my son.
Ha!
Ah, Mother Nature's such a sweetheart, isn't she?!
Just really coming at us with both barrels blazing!
As a midlife mom who had kids late, I'm often wearing an incontinence diaper at the same time as my youngest child.
Now that's a bond, a urine soaked one, but a bond non-the-less.