What I Want to Hear?

Social Butterfly and I were having dinner at Rubios together Wednesday night. We were discussing that a few of her friends (not the closest ones) have recently gotten into minor scrapes—of the usual sort that 15 & 16-year old girls sometimes do.

Me: So, I have to ask . . . are you as good as you seem or are you just not getting caught?

SB (with a Mona Lisa smile): What can I say? I’m just not as wild as some of my friends.

Me (inside my head): I hope that’s the truth!

Comments

[kcinnova]

Yikes!

I text-messaged my oldest to wish him a good weekend... and added that I hoped he was making better choices than my first month of college.
He texted back laughter. I'm not sure how to take that!

[jenn]

Don't ask, don't tell? My biggest fears for my daughters' teen years all stem out of my own teen years. Yikes.

[jenrantsraves]

I hope so, too! I really didn't do much to get in trouble, and either did my husband. But, when I think about all the stuff my husband did in his early 20's it scares me (a lot of drinking and driving).

[busy bee suz]

I think she is smarter than most girls her age!

[Fragrant Liar]

Mizz Social Butterfly is mom-savvy. ;-))

I had a huge social butterfly too. Now that she's grown, I hear all kinds of stuff I never knew. But it's all good.

[Mom Taxi Julie]

Oh yeah I just recently had a similar conversation. It's like PLEASE GOD give me the good answer lol

[Jocelyn]

It's the Mona Lisa smile that should have you waking up with a start at 3 a.m...

[JCK]

You are such a rock! I'm trembling over here. :)

[Bethany]

I intend to take the do as I say not as I did stance! I will also be planting lots of cactus out side Mogo's bedroom window.

[green girl in wisconsin]

I hope that's accurate! I bet it is!

[Karolyn Crabtree (klcrab)]

as the mom of a nearly 18 yr old son- I hear you loud and clear. He seems like a really good kid... hoping I'm as lucky as you are!