The Mommy In Me

I always told myself growing up that I would NEVER do the embarrassing things my mom did to me when I was a teenager to my children or nephews. I have to admit though that today I definitely had one of my mothers moments. Agggghhhhhhhhhhhh.

I took this pubescent teenager to register for high school this morning. I was trying to be the cool aunt, trying to stand off to the side as he mingled with his friends, trying to act cool and not like a big dork, so that this pubescent teenager would not be embarrassed.

As we were standing in line for him to get his school ID he was not paying attention to the line moving in front of him. He was having way to much fun acting cool in front of his other pubescent friends. I quickly realized he was standing in the wrong line and I told him to move to the other line. So he did. He continued to act cool with his pubescent friends and the next thing I know people are passing him up because he is not paying attention to the darn line moving.

So, what do I do? I yell across the cafeteria "Zack pay attention, the line is moving". Of course 200+ pubescent teenagers all turn around to look at me. Instantly I felt like the most embarrassing, uncool aunt in the world. My pubescent nephew turned as red as a tomato, moved up in line, and never looked at me until he was done. I felt so bad. I quickly realized that I definitely did something my mother used to do to me.

I felt embarrassed for myself, then I quickly felt embarrassed for my nephew. I pulled "the mommy in me" move and I felt bad.

In all honesty I was more embarrassed that I pulled a "mommy in me" moment then he was that I yelled half way across the world.