Proof

My teenaged sons are under the mistaken assumption that their mother was a "nerd" in high school.  Take, for example, this conversation that we recently had in the car... which is exemplary of many recent conversations in the car.

Colby: "Admit it.  You were a loser in high school."
Mom: "I was NOT a loser in high school.  I had lots of friends."
Quinn: "You were voted 'most likely to be teacher's pet' weren't you?"
Mom: "Completely untrue".
Colby: "Sure mom.  I'm sure you were totally cool."
Mom: "I WAS!  And AM!  I'm a totally cool mom.  And I was totally hot."
Quinn: "You were voted 'hottest mom' in highschool, weren't you?"
Mom: "Well, not the mom part...."
Colby: "MMMhmmm.  Sure."
Mom: "You know what you're driving me to, don't you?  And it's totally your own dang fault.  You're going to make me dig out my high school year book and show you just how cool I was.  And maybe even call up some of my high school friends to PROVE to you how cool I was.  It will serve you right, to be subjected to that.  Rotten children."

Just because I was a straight A student and in band does NOT mean I was a nerd.  I find this funny, given that my boys are currently straight A students in band. They take after me more than that care to admit.

I'll say it again.

Rotten children.

Manipulating the Mama

They were supposed to be cleaning their room.  When I got home, instead I found them playing video games on the couch with their friend Angus.
Mom: "Boys!  I told you to clean your room today, and here it is, 6:00, and your room is still a mess!"
Quinn: "Well, Mom, it's like this.  Life is short. And I stopped to ask myself...'in fifty years, what am I going to remember more?  Cleaning my room?  Or spending time with good friends?"

Dang kid.