From Mr. Handsome…
How many of you, in your teenage years, saw adults do something you thought was lame and said to yourself “I will NEVER do that”? I would like to take a minute to apologize to my 16-year-old self. I think he would be very ashamed of the older version of me.
It all happened last week, when our friends were nice enough to babysit Little Buddy for the evening. We kept the baby, but he is pretty chill and does well when we take him out and about. So in theory, we could have gone to see friends, had dinner at a restaurant, shopped at the mall, or gone bowling. The world was our oyster.
But you know what we ended up doing? We stayed home, watched Netflix, and took a nap.
When you have small children, all you really want to do is sleep. Sometimes even when you get a full night of sleep, you still feel tired. So staying in and relaxing was the best thing we could think of doing.
We greatly enjoyed our wild night of relaxation. We decided to liven things by having not one, but two, scoops of ice cream with homemade maple syrup drizzled on top. Take that, 16-year-old self!
Is there anything you do that your teenage self would be ashamed of?
We once had a night away from our kids, whilst my mum and dad stayed over at our house to look after them. We looked into hotels/ mini breaks… and in the end, just went to my parents’ house and slept there. Given that they live 5 minutes away, it was not an adventure. However, we did get about 13 hours of sleep…
I completely understand. LOL. And 13 hours sounds glorious. I bet you woke up feeling like a new person.
Probably the exact opposite in a sense 🤣 Not so much the staying In part, I’d do that at 16 as well as now 😂 but with 5 young children I can’t remember the last time I watched tv/movies… and the 16 y o me loved to watch a hallmark or lifetime movie on a Sunday afternoon or evening in the week.
Mr. Handsome your so funny🙂 I have never cared what my younger self thinks and you shouldn’t either. Enjoy life and get plenty of sleep.🙂
Growing up my mom liked my hair best in a certain style. As a teenager I wanted the 80’s/90’s “big” hair. As an adult I wear my hair the way my mom thought was most flattering. Not because of her but because I truly believe it works best for me. My 16 year old self would be ashamed of me saying mom was right 😀
Does this mean your 16 year old self would party all night instead of sleep?
Nope, not my 16-year-old self. I had a 10:00 curfew. But Mr. Handsome was known to have gatherings with youth group friends playing pool and eating chips in his parents’ basement until 11:00.
Oh wow, la vida loca! LOL
My 16 yr old self would actually have a difficult time processing her future adult self. Polar opposites in a good way.
I think 16 year old me would be shocked and ashamed that I wear skirts and dresses all the time. I despised them even into young adulthood. I’m sure 16 year old me would be ashamed that I love listening to big band music and old jazz from the 30s and 40s. When I was a teen I listened to The Commodores, Earth, Wind and Fire, Shaun Cassidy and others. I don’t do this but 16 year old me would tell future me not to put posters of Duke Ellington or Glenn Miller on my walls.