Props to My Mother...

I've been having blogger's block. I'm sure you can't tell b/c I've had daily posts since Monday. Just believe me.

Over at Mama Kat's Losin' It, she has weekly writing prompts. And this one I thought I would try...

4.) A letter to your future teen.

Now, I am obviously not a mother...but one day I hope to be. And I'm scared that my teen will end up scaring the hell out of me like I probably did my mom.

So sweet and innocent...yeah, back then.

My parents divorced when I was 11 years old. I lived with my mom and my dad traveled for his job and ended up moving all over. He even lived in Ohio for 3+ years. So...yes, my dad and I are close and I love my father very much, but for those "formative teen years" he didn't really have a hand in the rearing of my teenage a$$."

Dear Future {Ginger headed} Teen,

Don't smoke. It's bad for you. If you can't purchase them yourself without a fake ID, don't even try. You won't look cool at 15 with a pack of blows in your car. If your friends peer pressure you, punch them in the gut and run. They'll never ask again.

Don't drink. Until you're 21. But if you can't wait that long, atleast wait until you're in college. And then be wary of cops. They travel in all forms and I would recommend doing the boozing at a private quiet residence and not in the bars (until you're 21).

Obey your curfew. I don't care if there is such thing as "midnight bowling"...you'll be home at 12am, no excuses.

Loitering in empty parking lots isn't cool or fun. Period.

Get a job. If you want your own car so you can "cruise the streets" or joy ride with friends, you're gonna have to fork over your own money to waste gas.

Boys {I plan to have a girl teen} are silly. Don't trust them. Kissing on the mouth is okay. But that's it. Don't even think about letting him touch you, see you naked, or worse taking away your "purity ring." We are in the age of Facebook, Twitter, texting, sexting, and if people still MySpace that's out there too. And if you have sex with said cute boy, let him touch you, or show him a boob...everyone at your school will know within minutes. So...it's not worth it. There are a lot of Lifetime movies I'll DVR for you on this subject.

You will make good grades and you will go to college. I don't care if High School is boring.

I'm sure there is a lot of stuff i'm leaving out...but we'll go over that soon enough.

Love,

Your Ginger headed Mama

I have no clue how my mom was able to handle me on her own. I smoked, I drank, I went to parties in fields and at random houses, I went "midnight bowling", I stayed at boyfriends houses past curfew (but my purity stayed on until AFTER high school...plus, I barely had a cell phone much less texting and Facebook), I cussed, I screamed, I disobeyed. But somehow she did and she still loves me. Despite all that, I was able to make good grades in high school and get into college so I guess I had that going for me.