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My Kids Say I'm Not Normal, So What?

And here I thought that I was just a normal mommy. Then my kids burst my bubble! I'm a hoot! And I love it! This is to all the hoots out there!

As you may be able to tell by now from my previous blogs, I'm not the normal kinda gal that loves to sit by and watch the world pass me by. I don't like to see the world revolve as a bystandard. I love to watch the world revolve AROUND me!

A lot of friends and family didn't understand why I chose to blog and make my life so public. Since I don't write about community events, or the wonderful shops I've visited, obviously my blogs are about my crazy life and everyone in it. Mostly my life as a mommy. I figured that many out there could relate, and may even enjoy reading about someone else's chaos instead of living their own and thinking they are the only ones that run around like a crazy person.

Life as a mommy of teens is intense! They are FOREVER growing and I'm realizing that sooner or later, they won't need me anymore. Which makes me sad! My baby is about to graduate from middle school, which means next year I'll have nothing but High School kids. My babies! When did this happen? They promised me that they would never turn another year older after the age of 5. They even pinky promised! Those liarmouths!

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It has been brought to my attention by my beautiful smart alleck teenagers, that I am not a normal mom. I believe their exact words are "Mom, you're a hoot! You're so weird!" What? Me? Weird? Oh yeah. 1,000%  and very proud of it! I dance to my own beat, I make up words as I go, and I will definately find any given opportunity to make my kids laugh.

But this got me thinking. Am I really that weird? Should I stop being so extreme at everything? Should I stop doing cartwheels in the middle of the living room? Should I stop dancing to music playing in grocery stores? Should I stop being that psycho mom that's screaming at the top of her lungs from the bleachers cheering on my kid on the field or on the mat? Or maybe I should stop being the freak that runs around our courtyard playing laser tag with the neighbor kids. Perhaps I should not go bungee jumping on my birthday like I wanted to.

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But, I find full satisfaction in living young, running alongside the bulls (bulls being my kids of course) and feeling free spirited. Heck, I figure I'm about to be 21 years old, give or take a decade or two, and I am too young to live it prim and proper, with my hair pulled up in a tight bun, ankle legnth dresses, and turtlenecks (no offense to those that do). I have two 15 year olds and a 14 year old, and if I don't stay up with the times, I'll never know the music my kids listen to and rock out to them with them, I'll never know the "cool" fashions, or the cool spots to "kick it" with my hommies, err, I mean, my besties. I'd never know their friends they hang out with, or what their friends enjoy. Staying young and hip, gives my kids the feeling that no matter how strict I am with them (trust me, I'm SUPER strict) I am still cool enough to talk to about anything and everything. We have a great relationship, and if being this weirdo mom is working, then why change it?

So, to all the weird mommy and daddy's out there that have the ability to bond in a crazy way with their kids, kudos to you too! Lets tear it up riding with the big dogs! Stay young at heart, and have fun being a mommy/daddy!

Ok, ok! Get off my back! I'll be 35 next month, not 21. Geesh! There! You happy? Ha ha! I'll be laughing all the way up to the Stratosphere's 183rd floor, then crying all the way down when I jump off!

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