I told you so! Mother knows best.

[FiveFingeredFiend]

14 yo ds asked to go fishing with his friend after school this evening and to camp overnight.

We have what one could loosly describe as a tent - it looks like a 2 man tent except it was only £6 and we usually use it as a wind breaker when we picnic on the lawns near the beach..i digress.

He appears in a t-shirt. I ask him to wear a jumper and a coat.

"tut" stomp

i tell him it is going to rain. the tent isn't waterproof.

"yeah it is"

I get all the fishing gear in car, make sure i can contact him. Tell him i will appear unnanounced at any point this evening etc etc
pick up friend load his gear.
take to fishing lake around 5.30

Phone call 9,30pm. " mum can you pick me up i'm freezing and wet, i can't feel my toes and the tent leaks."

" yes dear"

Ahhh bless him - and you are one nice mummy !

They have to learn from their own mistakes after all

At least he did call you and ask you to come and get him rahter than stay out all night and get hypothermia!

pmsl oh we live for those moments

DS was making a smoothie, ice cream milk tons of fruit all in one little jug ready with the hand pulse blender
I said "oh you need a bigger jug it will go everywhere"
he said in a teen withering tone
I've done it before mother

He presses pulse, on cue it goes everywhere
I smile and say
I know you've made it before, that's how I know it goes everywhere dear

PMSL - and what it is withcalling us "mother"?? i think it is their equiv of when we are annoyed and say their full name