9/20/24

Thought of the day

Raising a teenager can be challenging some days.
And some days you have reached your limit.

Kyle asked if I could FaceTime him from the store so he could pick out a birthday card.

I called him from the greeting card aisle and immediately felt the love from the other side of the phone.

He answered like it was a major inconvenience. 

I wanted to say:
"Sorry for interrupting you, dear child. I know you were putting your clothes away that have been sitting in your laundry basket since the last solar eclipse but you asked ME to call YOU so I can BUY your FRIEND a birthday card and present." 

I said, "Hey bud, what card looks good?" 

Then I hear a lot of heavy sighs, moans and groans as he has to pause his YouTube marathon video session to pick out a card. 

Finally, I hear him mumble "cat." 

I repeated "cat" back to him and then he repeated it back to me several times at a much higher octave.

The card looked a lot like the one above.

Except this one only had a picture of the cat with foam on its nose and no cup. 

I asked him if he wanted me to open it up to see what the card said when I heard a click as Kyle ended the conversation. 

I opened the card and it said "Thanks a latte for the love." 

He's going to love this one I giggled to myself.

I also knew Mrs. Shife had a stash of birthday cards at home that he could use when he got mad at me for buying this card for him. 

I got home and gave Kyle the card. 

I started laughing when he opened it and enjoyed the show as he writhed in agony, anger and befuddlement as he tried to comprehend why I bought him this card. 

He didn't appreciate me thinking his situation was funny and told me I was the worst. 

I said, "Thanks a latte!" 

Meme dump

Thanks for stopping by.

Talk to you soon.

I will persevere.

I will keep moving forward.

I will be the stream.