GUEST BLOGGER: TRISHTrish is the married mother of four girls and one lonely boy, but is sure it should have been the other way around as she knows nothing about being girly, growing up a tomboy herself. She is a transplanted Californian and will forever miss the ocean. The mountains in her present town are wonderful and majestic, but the beach will always be her home. Trish is a lover of road trips and all things Dr. Pepper; a volleyball mom, football mom and sometimes losing-her-mind-mom. But it's all good.
My teenage kids are going to hell (gasp)... and apparently, I am driving the bus.
Some may say I am a defacer, a vandalizer, a disrespector of shrubs and bushes... call me what you will, I take no offense. I was, once upon a time, the queen of toilet papering (with a few other queens in tow).And it appears that the time has come to pass along the torch.
Now understand, I feel no shame in this. I actually quite relish the official-ness of it all. I take great pride in passing along my tricks of the trade, so to speak. I will even go so far as to drive the get-away car if necessary; that is, as long as I am home and tucked into bed by 9:30. Otherwise they're on their own.
No, I am not just trying to be the "cool mom"...although that does have a nice ring to it. Nor am I just trying to live vicariously through my kids (okay, that one is probably a lie). I am simply trying to teach my kids that there is more fun to be had than sitting in front of the boob tube or doing whatever else it is that kids are doing these days. And if you think about it, toilet papering is an art form, really. I guess one could say I am encouraging my kids to use their creative minds and at the same time exposing them to all things cultural.
The nostalgia of it all warms my heart. I think that this is a memory every kid should carry with them... even us big kids.
It is harmless fun, after all...
Isn't it, mom?
3 comments:
How fun for you and for your kids!
I've never done it . . . but I wish I had . . . perhaps when my kids are big enough!
I am 99% sure toiletpapering is the main reason my parents never bought a house while I was in highschool. They waited until I graduated and my friends had all gone away. No Sunday mornings waking up to tp'd trees. I've been thinking of taking my kids out for some sort of warped family night....sounds good to me though!
Ah, Trish... such memories! We need to do a combined 'run' one of these weekends...
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