Sooooooooo, at breakfast the hubby casually brought up last nights shenanigans. He calmly explained to Thing 2 why it is not a good idea to ever participate in #AssGate…EVER! He reminded her about what is appropriate and what is not. He also let her know that kind of behavior won‘t be tolerated. Kudos to you, Sir! I just added my two cents, though. I let her know that this goes BOTH WAYS. As much as I will not survive another #AssGate, I also want her to know that she shouldn’t be on the receiving end of anything inappropriate too. I let her know to come to us if she ever receives anything she knows is inappropriate, no matter where it comes from. We are all on the same page and no one had to change their address! Yes…that was still on the table! Told ya I would still be sitting in my pissed-off-ness!
I sent a message to my old neighbors apologizing about #AssGate. In true awesome neighbor fashion, I get a reply that “nudity is natural.” Now, I had to make sure they knew it was an undied booty I was referring to, but that reaction alone took the sting out of having to admit what happened on my watch. I felt less like I failed as a parent in that moment.
Now, I had to have a conversation with Nana. She took allllll of the fun out of it! She was apologetic before I could even lay it on thick about how I would be six feet under had I showed my ass, literally or figuratively, to anyone! She has a lot on her plate as is, so I had to make sure she knew all was forgiven. I might have gotten a few more apologies after that still.
What I learned, my kids will continue to make some poor decisions. If I have raised them right, though, they will learn from them, not live with regret, and realize that every new day gives them a chance to do it better the next time around. Guess I have to heed my own advice there too!
#AssGate2020 #Can’tBelieveItWasMyKidButHereWeAre
