If you hop on over to Kae’s blog, you’ll see that she’s joined in the May blogging challenge AND given it an official name- MayBloPoMo. Anyone else want to join? It’s not too late!
Tonight was the annual high school band banquet. It’s a formal event with food, music, dancing, and awards. My daughter looked so pretty! She wore a blue, short, form fitting dress with silver jewelry and silver high heeled sandals. She painted her nails blue to match the dress.
Why, you might ask, am I describing it in such detail? Well- my daughter was upset because she and her boyfriend were going to be late to the banquet, and she yelled at me- quite meanly, I might add- that they were NOT posing for photos. Sigh… it’s been a rough week around here.
Don’t worry! I took it upon myself to make an artist’s rendition of her outfit!
I know, this is elaborate. I even used mixed media to make the silver elements. I really should draw more, as I clearly have an aptitude for it.
In case you’re wondering, my daughter did text me later to apologize. But I was fine either way, because I have these rascals to cheer me up:
And then there’s my loyal Muffin.
Cats never yell at you! Well, sometimes Muffin hisses, but she doesn’t mean anything by it.
If you have a teenage daughter, how is that going?
If you WERE a teenage daughter, how did you get along with your parents?
Top photo by Gaspar Uhas on Unsplash
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You are too funny. I love the pic of your daughter, complete with scowl. I hope that got a real life smile out of her.
Single cat lady here, wishing you all the best.
Thank you Mary!!! i’m still waiting to see pictures from the banquet, which my daughter has promised to send me when they’re available. In the meantime I still have my fur babies.
That is fantastic. I think my mother would have felt MUCH better about me being a horrible wee sh*te if she’d employed this tactic.
Hee hee. Thanks Sarah.
Oh, gracious, teen daughters can be so trying. The picture truly captures the attitude!
My current teen girl is just mildly cranky at times, but she does have her moods.( I refuses to give her extra dessert and she stomped out, sort of slamming a cupboard door as she passed it. For her though, with speech difficulties, this is how she communicates. (Behavior is communication, and this got her opinion across perfectly. ) ) Usually my other girls weathered their teens with minimal external drama. Or maybe time is glossing over past difficulties?
These moods shall pass- an apology already is a positive sign.
Hang in there and pat the cats!!
Thank you!!! I’m pretty sure you’d have remembered teen drama if you had it with the other girls- I can’t imagine ever forgetting these years. You got lucky with the older girls, just like I got lucky with my son. He was so easy!!!
bahahaha that picture!!! is hilarious. 😂😂😂 Oh Jenny, thanks for that laugh this morning. I did literally laugh out loud! hahaha.
Ah, yeah, kids. That’s all I can say. lol. I feel you. We love ’em, and they also… drive us nuts.
Cheers to MayBloPoMo!
Thank you Kae!!! Your boys always seem so good (on the blog) but I guess all teenagers have their moments.
A Jenny original artwork AND cat photos?! Strong start for MayBloPoMo!
I am continually shocked by how hurtful kids can be. That wonderful closeness and lifetime of connection can be weaponized so easily, and it sucks. I’m sending you a big hug.
Thank you Suzanne! And yes, I figured I’d get MayBloPoMo started off strong with an amazing piece of art… ha ha.
I love MayBloPoMo for everyone else, but you are doing MuffinBloPoMo!
Sigh, kids and their mouths. I remember hating the world at her age, and there have been a few days with the boys that were not recapped on the blog.
Sylvie is getting so big! Who is the loudest purrer of the trio?
Muffin is the loudest! At some point this month I should write a little more about the cats and their personalities… amusing the cat lovers and putting everyone else to sleep.
I love the drawing of your daughter! I think you captured the mood perfectly hahaha!
I think I was a pretty good teen daughter, I had my moments but for the most part, I got along with my parents. My younger sister, on the other hand, fought with my mom a lot! Maybe it’s an older sibling vs younger sibling thing, since your son seems to get along well with you?
Yes, it could be- my son was always easy. We never, ever fought! My theory is, if you get one easy kid, the universe decides to even things out and give you a super difficult one next.
Oh Angie! I love your drawing, though. I am glad she apologized, though. I was a really well behaved rule follower but I really pushed my mom away. I think I’ve told you that my grad gift was a journal she kept during my senior year. She wrote all the things I wouldn’t let her say. It’s the best gift I have ever received! I also got luggage but that journal is priceless. It is hard to read, though. I had a rough senior year with a tough break up and getting mono multiple times and just being generally stressed out. HS is my lesst favorite stage of life. College is where I really found my people and settled into who I was.
I don’t have daughters but we still have lots of attitude and big feelings.
Oh, mono- Angie had mono freshman year- although we didn’t identify it right away, we knew she was sick but thought she was just tired from jetlag, as it all happened during the band trip to Rome. It wasn’t until months later, when she was still exhausted, that we took her to the doctor and they did bloodwork that we realized what it was. I think when we look back, we’ll realize it shaped a lot of her high school years, more than we realized at first. She’ll still get extremely tired if she gets sick, and I guess the virus always stays with you and can reactivate. SIGH!
I’m glad you’re reminding me about that journal- I SHOULD TOTALLY DO THAT FOR ANGIE’S SENIOR YEAR!!!
Oh goodness, that picture is PERFECTION. I’m glad to read that she apologized later. Those are some rough years, where you feel like you have to be careful and figure out your wording before speaking. And now that my daughter’s past that, and I still do it somewhat, she wants to know why I can’t just come out with things…and I think…because you trained me! I should work on it though.
Blue with silver accessories?! Did you take note?! I’m sensing a theme in the young women in your life.
Look, I wasn’t a perfect teenager, but I was miles superior to my sister. But the teenage years are so hard. I just remember being ANGRY all the time and realizing that I had nothing to be angry about. LOL.
I love how you’re taking on the teenage rage with humor (and creativity :)).
At least you have cats.
Lol – I have been lucky that my daughter is not a yeller. She is definitely a pouter instead. So, she gets very withdrawn or cries when she gets angry or frustrated. It is almost worse sometimes, I think. But, probably not. I think I feel like it is worse because I end up feeling bad about it. Oh well. I loved the artist’s rendition. Very nice. Especially the grumpy face! hahaha
Oh Jenny, love that drawing. It brings back memories of my teenage daughter, although she would not have apologised after. The good news is that she is now 24 and the last time she said that I’m the worst mother ever, or that she hates me, was about 6 years ago, so there is probably light at the end of the tunnel for you. She was an absolute horror from age 14-16 but we get along great now.
I like to think I was a perfect angel as a teenager, but I often told my mom that I wished another mom in my youth group cohort was my mom. CAN YOU IMAGINE. What a little sh*t I was!
One day, she came home with a new haircut and said she really loved it. My response was, “Well, that makes one of us.”
I have more fun stories if you want them! Maybe this will give you hope that teenage girls are just HARD and things get better. <3