Dec 12 - Sometimes parenting a teenager is difficult. And sometimes you both sing “Feliz Navidad” and Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” in the car on the way to hockey practice. My part is to sing the “And Iiiiiiiiii” while he sings the “don’t care about the presents underneath the Christmas tree.”
Dec 15 - Wandering in Target, I bumped into an employee and distractedly said, “Sorry, I’ve lost my child.”
“Oh, no!”
“Oh, no, he’s 6’1”. Soon I’ll be able to see him over the aisles.”
Dec 20 - This morning on the way to school, Ian asked if he could play music from his phone. He plugged up his phone and the speakers start blasting "Last Christmas" by Wham!
Me: "Dude! What if I were playing Whamageddon?"
Ian: "What's Whamageddon?"
Me: "Obviously, not something the kids are into these days. It's a game where you try to go from December 1 to the end of December 24 without hearing Wham's classic 'Last Christmas.' You should look up the details, cause I don't actually play it."
Ian: "This says that you can trick other participants in the game into hearing the song, but it's more of a survival game versus a battle royale."
Me: "That sounds accurate."
Ian: "Wouldn't it have been a suicide bombing then for me to play it in the car with you?"
Me: "Yes, that is disturbingly accurate."
Dec 27 - We’re playing “Ransom Notes” and sorting through magnetic words. Ian was all excited that he had the word “dood” in his pile.
