Remembering back when....

Don't you love it when your kids "reminisce" about "back when" which was about a year ago in their minds? I'm ancient in their eyes. Ancient!

Dear Thomas,

I'm thinking of our conversation yesterday:

You: I miss the days back when I could be friends with girls and no one made fun of me.

Me: Who's making fun of you?

You: Just a guy named [Bill] and all of his friends; and he has A LOT of friends.

Me: How's he making fun of you?

You: Well, if [Bill] sees me talking to a girl, like my FRIEND, [Mary], he'll say I'm "hitting on her." And I'M NOT, mom.

Me: So, how do you respond to that?

You: I call him a "cake sniffer."

Me: What's a cake sniffer? And how does [Bill] respond to this?

You: I don't know what it means and neither does [Bill]. He just walks away confused. It's perfect because he leaves me alone, but I don't offend him either, I just confuse him.

......I just miss the days when I could be friends with a girl without someone making fun of me.

Your dad and I had a good laugh at this conversation, Thomas. Sooner than you know it, the good old days of girl "friends" will be back. When that time comes, hopefully you'll be as comfortable talking with them as you are now.

By the way, [Mary] is a cute girl. I'll bet [Bob] is jealous. It's similar to the situation where a girl gives you a punch in the arm, but she really has a crush on you; things are not always as they seem. [Bob] probably makes fun of you, but wishes he was in your shoes. Seriously, I know a thing or two about this stuff.

Hugs,