The Joys of Parental Embarassment 😂

Part of the joy of being a parent is getting to embarrass our children and I am no exception, especially with my youngest, my 12 year old who is the last birdie in the nest. I am 53 years old, 41 years older than her and always seem to embarrass her even when I’m not trying to.

I’m a plant lover and apparently it's embarrassing to randomly stop on a walk and ask a gardener that you don't know for a clipping or ask what plants they have.

I love all things glitter and glow (in the dark) and it seems to be embarrassing to be in a toy store and exclaim, “I bet that glows in the dark!" (I’m usually correct about that.)

I’m also a rock lover and the embarrassment of getting caught hugging one of my neighbor’s labradorite boulders that was shimming beautiful blue hues after a rain was entirely mine.

Last week at my daughter’s second appointment with her new dentist, I got her with a double whammy within a minute's time. The lady checking us in had a cute little dinosaur on her monitor. 

“I bet that dinosaur in the dark!” which was answered by an eye roll by my daughter and an enthusiastic, “It does!" from the receptionist.

Meanwhile, receptionist 2 (who checked us last time) finished her phone call and turned her attention to us.

“Hey, do you guys want to see me embarrassing her again?”

They both laughed and nodded and gestering to the plant next to me I asked, “Can I get a clipping of that plant?”

We all had a good laugh, except my 12 year old who was rolling her eyes even more. 

Picture of aforementioned clipping above!