Should you listen to advice from your grown kids? Heck, I don’t know. I have enough trouble dealing with my own. It seems they always have some kind of opinion on how I should live my life. What do they think they are, adults or something? Since when did they get so smart? Have they forgotten who changed their diapers? Worse than that, they’re starting to give me the same advice I gave them years ago. Did they think I’d forgotten my own advice? I’m not that old yet.
It’s funny when my grown daughter tells me how to drive. Why do I find this so amusing? Who do you think taught her? That wasn’t the tooth fairy gripping the dash in the passenger seat. The thing is, I just got a vehicle after ten years without one. Things have changed a bit since then. There are new highways, new streets etc. I don’t know my way around town now. That doesn’t mean I’ve forgotten how to drive.
– Don’t take recycled advice from your grown kids concerning things you taught them. Take your own advice. Cut out the middle man.
Do your kids want you to work out? Mine do. In fact, my youngest has every confidence that I can lose all my extra weight in a year, just like she did. Hello. I’m not 25. In fact, I’m 25 in reverse. I’m 52 years old. My hobbies are reading, writing, gardening and watching HGTV. I’m not a slouch, but I’m no athlete. I’ll be OK. I go for walks. She’s right about one thing, though. I do need to move a little more. I’m not too proud to admit that. So I bought myself a granny bike. I get out there and ride when the mood strikes me.
– Sometimes your kids are right, sort of. Seems this piece of advice from one of my grown kids was pretty smart. I decided to listen, but in my own way. After all, this is my life.
My grown kids love my boyfriend. They think we should stay together forever. Finally, a piece of advice from my grown kids that I completely agree with. They had their reservations at first, mind you. They thought he was too young for me. They had good reason to question my motives. He’s 20 years younger. Please don’t call me a cougar, I haven’t meowed in years. It seems to be working out anyway. He treats me with respect, takes my advice occasionally, doesn’t cheat and shares the remote. Plus he’s not greedy with the compliments and back-rubs.
– Sometimes you prove your grown kids wrong. It feels so great when that happens. Who knew Mom actually does know what she’s doing, even if it doesn’t seem like it on the surface? Who knew older people were so wise?
One day I’ll have to listen to advice from my grown kids. That doesn’t mean I will like it. I’ll be toddling around their homes in diapers, just like they did when they were babies. Who does the dirty work now? I’ll enter rooms not knowing why I did so and babble on about the old days. Wait a minute, I do that now. Not the diapers, but all the rest. Maybe I should listen to the gems of wisdom that come from the lips of my older kids now, as practice for the eventuality. Maybe I’ll even put some motivational posters on my wall and watch that Twilight movie they keep talking about. Ya, sure, I’ll get on that right away.
– What was that advice they gave me? Where did I put that list? Wait, what was I looking for? Heck, what do I know? I’m just a senile old lady. I better ask my kids for advice.
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