My Two Writing Teachers colleagues and I are hosting the 15th Annual March Slice of Life Story Challenge, in which teachers from around the world participate by posting a story per day.
Yesterday some friends and I were sharing stories of things our middle school kids have been saying and doing lately. My friends had lots of anecdotes about their kids being embarrassed by their parents, and I said, “Yeah, I think most kids probably feel like anything their parents do is automatically un-cool.”
And then, my daughter, Lily, who is twelve, chimed in and said, “Yeah, but not you, mom. Your like the only cool parent I know.”
All my friends simultaneously went, “Woooooooah!” They made a a big fuss over how cute Lily’s comment was, and how cool I am—which of course was totally embarrassing for Lily, and very, very un-cool.