Funny how
the day starts with the kids rushing round trying to print stuff off for
school, and cramming in last minute revision for tests we didn’t know they had.
When the printer doesn’t work or the computer’s running slow it’s my fault, and
why didn’t I know about this test? Well because teenage children don’t share
everything with their parents, that’s why. IPhones, ipods and xboxes were in full
flow yesterday evening, when none of this school work was mentioned.
The eldest
is having some friends back after school, and the youngest is off to a friend’s
after school for tea. I’m in charge of cooking for Mrs P, myself and five
teenagers, and resort to my speciality risotto, or it would be my speciality if
I had anything else I could make! The eldest returns home with friends, and
they lock themselves in the back room, turn off the lights, and turn on the
fire and TV, only coming out for snacks and drinks. Dinner is delivered to them,
and five empty plates are returned which is a ringing endorsement for the cook.
Either they were starving and would have eaten anything, or they enjoyed it.
Mid-evening parents turn up to collect their offspring, Perry junior drops buy
for their sports bag, and the eldest having finished entertaining gets changed
and goes off to a party. From chaos Mrs P and I are suddenly quite alone.
Fortunately there’s the cleaning up after the teenage onslaught to be done.
Then I’m off to collect Perry junior, then it’s time to turn in. However the
eldest is not due back until midnight so I lie awake reading and waiting for
the doorbell to ring. The lot of parents of teenagers everywhere, I suspect.
Eventually, at around 12.30am I get my light out. Nice to know there’s another
teenage party to look forward to tomorrow! Seems the weekends at the moment are
for teenage parties and dad taxi services.
Looking
forward to a restful sleep
Jay
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