Where Have All the Flowers Gone…

No – I’m not REALLY returning to my Vietnam protest era days (except sometimes when I remember just how much sense that really DID make!). It’s just that I don’t get to stick my head up and look around much any more. When I do – it seems as if everything has changed or moved on…..and the world has kept going in spite of me!

So…Young Stud got a new fancy-shmancy computer and returned to me an old groaner that I had given him to use basically as a word processor. It’s not good for much else. BUT he left a disk in it. A disk with files…. see the dilemma? NO? Me either. There was no dilemma – I opened those files and read em from stem to stern in no time at all!

Perhaps I should have been a little more cautious. Perhaps. There was a school assignment – WHY I AM THE WAY I AM…by Young Stud. You better bet I read that one FIRST! I scanned quickly for grateful and adoring references to “MOM” (that’d be me, of course) I didn’t see any. I re-read.

Oh THERE’s one! It says….his first real memory was of me abandoning him at day care. JIMINY CHRISTMAS ya little snot! I had a freaking car wreck! At least I didn’t DIE on you!! I DID show up – remember? I thought we had this settled….For pity’s sake – he was only 2!!!

OK – there’s gotta be more. I keep re-reading. Wait – there’s a bit about his step dad – how he formed and shaped his work ethic…and some other stuff….. Step dad. Chickie’s dad. The jackass I divorced because he had driven both of his older daughters out of our home and was working on alienating Young Stud next. REMEMBER THAT, HONEY DUMPLING??????????

Grumble, grumble, grumble. So what did I do? I stewed for a couple of days…..and then called up YS.

“Hi, Honey. It’s Mom. Your mother. The woman who gave birth to you and has been by your side ever since. Yes – THAT Mom.”

“Dear – you left a disk in the computer. Yes – I read it. What was on it? Don’t worry – it wasn’t the bestiality porn! Yes I thought you’d be relieved to hear that. It was only school assignments.”

“Specific school assignments. Like the one where you described why you are the way you are…..”

“Er…..can I ask why the ONLY flipping mention of me is in reference to ABANDONMENT!!!!!! The same one that goes on to spell out how much STEPDAD formed your gentle little self.”

“Do you REALLY think that I had nothing to do with raising you, you ingrate?! Was I really that unimportant in your life? Don’t I deserve just a wee bit of credit and not just abandonment criticism?????”

“What? It was all a crock of crap put together in 20 minutes to satisfy a stupid assignment?”

“You love me?”

“I’m the coolest (and nosiest) Mom there is?”

“Crap, you say?”

“I had TONS to do with making you wonderful?”

“Thanks, Honey. I love you, too. Call your grandfather, would you please? He’s not feeling too well and would love a call from you.”

I’ll try and catch up with everyone in the next day or so….if the jaded graders don’t drive me over a cliff first!!

Oh~! And… yes, I am SURE that right after I hung up with YS he probably looked at his gf and said – Close call talking Mom out of that hissy fit!!!!!!

Cheers!

lol, how funny. this is why i make sure to password protect my files on my disks… yep. nosy parents… *sigh* lol. good luck with the jaded graders! let us know how that’s going if you would…

Would now be a good time to mention that I was reading my daughter’s diary the other day (yup, it’s that nosey mom syndrom, how do we get that?) and she mentioned that one of the reason’s she doesn’t want to leave for college is that she will miss ME, her mom. She loves me, she really loves me. 😀

Oh, don’t worry. GF already has YS pegged and how it’s all your doing. She IS a psychologist, is she not???? *snicker* Okay, I’m leaving now.

Bwahahahahahaha! Oh, how I love you, Wolfie! 🙂 Did I mention we (Sam and I) will be in Orlando in December? I think I did. The tentative plans are for Dec 7 – 13. Will you be in school then? Or what? Lemme know! 🙂

Love U Love U Love you 🙂

Clever boy. With a grin…

Shouldn’t be laughing but you make stuff sound so funny! I’m sure he was telling the truth though as that’s what I thought as I read it. “That sounds like the crap you come up with because you don’t want teachers to know the truth about you”! He did do well to avoid the hissy fit!

See, you DID raise YS right…he knew exactly what to say. *grin* ~:D

LMAO Wrap you round their little finger, can’t they? hehee This brought a smile to my face, thanx SW! x Hugz

Hmmmm, I’d probably have checked out the stuff on the disk too. Nice out there, YS! ***Rolls eyes*** Hope the kiddies are having fun with their new teacher and I also hope that you’re enjoying being there too. That said, did Daddy come over and just shoot all the snakes? *LOL*

LOL! I can just see him wiping the sweat from his brow after hanging up the phone. But I like that you talked to him about it instead of just letting the feelings stew. I can tell he gets his smarts from his momma. *with a wicked grin & a hug*

RYN’s: Thanx for the vote of confidence! LOL I am actually really enjoying it at the moment which makes me more certain I have done right. Re: the last one..yes, I realise that was what D wanted..and she really succeeded!Does raise big questions for me though..all I need with all the hassle of exams coming up! Oh well, not doubt I shall get through it as usual! Hugz

Dropping in. With a smile…

Sorry for your pain (and I can imagine how this hurt) but I can’t help turning this on myself, and wondering what my own boys would write about. (insert big hmmmmmmmm here)

“where have all the flowers gone?” i dunno, i haven’t had time to think about flowers lately. school’s back in session, i’m babysitting BIG TIME. today’s my day off… so to speak. lol. although i may end up babysitting today, too, so the mommy can get some homework done. anyway… a huge list of things to do, one being spending some time catching up in FODland 🙂

a couple years ago when daughter abruptly moved out, i was left with the formidable job of cleaning her room. wouldn’t you know i came across a paper diary. to peek or not to peek, of course i did what most moms would have done.. I PEEKED.. lol! some things i read stung 🙁 but i realized she was an immature teen and when she grew up and perhaps become a mom herself, i was sure

her perspective would change *pondering* actually, reading some things enforced what i needed to hear, that i did try to do the right thing, like set rules for her best interest. unfortunately, there was much hatred/anger spewed out towards me and that’s what hurt. i tried to put my feelings aside and never called her on it until..

one day later on when she was visiting she caught sight of the diary and wanted it back. of course she could have it but i told her there were some ugly things in there that should be destroyed and when she looked surprised that i read it i told her since i was in charge of cleaning up what she left behind, anything in that mess was fair game.

sighs. she has matured a bit since then and we are in a more solid relationship now…

I found a similar assignment after young son graduated. He was very flattering to his dear ole Mom. Now, I wonder if it was planted where I would find it?

Where has Sunshine Wolfie gone? I miss your notes a lot. I have stuggled through a biography on Rimbaud by a wonderful author. I just do not understand the poetry of Rimbaud. I wish it would all become clear to me…Alexias

*grin* For what its worth, I think you’re a kickass mum too.

We love are mums – we really do 🙂 (DrmDrgn -nsi)

You are awesome! Hugs & Smiles,

re the flowers…Marlen Dietrich took them all with her. Sorry. Alexias

September 27, 2003

i found some things like that on my daughters computer when it was returned to me. i guess you take your chances..:)