May I just say, I fully under-appreciated your coolness.
Oh, sure, I didn't think you one of those embarrassing moms who says awkward stuff in front of my friends, or overbearing moms who locks their daughter in the house at the first sign of her having a social life. But seeing as this recent situation is entirely new, I had no idea how you'd react. I decided that anticipating a worst-case scenario reaction was most realistic because, well, better safe than sorry.
Surprisingly though, you exceeded even my better expectations.
Is that sad? I feel ashamed now for even having those expectations, but the honest truth is that I had no practical frame of reference off which to compare, so this was a new set of faces and voice tones to scrutinize for a hint of a reaction. But then, it wasn't. All the old ones were there, just in a new context. It was the greatest sigh of relief imaginable, and the best part was that I knew I could trust you. I know how burdening my mini crises can be, but you were completely at ease with just keeping it between us, which was possibly the thing that meant the most.
I know you read this, too, so you'll excuse me if I don't want to seem entirely uncool and keep this relatively short.
I love you, Mommy.
No comments:
Post a Comment