What a beautiful place to bring your family!! I’m sorry you had this rough experience – I would guess that guy saw himself in your son and his words were really for his own mother, or someone else that hasn’t shared his love of gaming (or something else he geeks out on). He assumed he knew everything about you and your son by that tiny sliver of interaction, but of course he doesn’t. We will all have moments when our kids’ interests and ours don’t match and that might look to outsiders like we don’t care, but we know we do – and I would bet your son knows and feels it, too.
I think every mom can relate to this! I know I can. I love the image of the different Emilys walking around. Always so much mom guilt lurking - bet he would not have said that to a dad!
some day, i'll have to tell you about the time security almost kicked me out of yankee stadium bc i indulged my rage in response to another "aggressive jerk scolding me into being a better parent" & got in a bit of a yelling match with him. oops LOL
thanks for sharing this. moms get to be human, too! ❤️
What a beautiful place to bring your family!! I’m sorry you had this rough experience – I would guess that guy saw himself in your son and his words were really for his own mother, or someone else that hasn’t shared his love of gaming (or something else he geeks out on). He assumed he knew everything about you and your son by that tiny sliver of interaction, but of course he doesn’t. We will all have moments when our kids’ interests and ours don’t match and that might look to outsiders like we don’t care, but we know we do – and I would bet your son knows and feels it, too.
Thank you for this, Robin. I appreciate your smart, compassionate take on this guy and also your perspective on my son and me.
I think every mom can relate to this! I know I can. I love the image of the different Emilys walking around. Always so much mom guilt lurking - bet he would not have said that to a dad!
Thank you for reading and sharing this, Lisa! and yep, agreed on the dad point (ugh)
I feel the raw relatability of this so much ❤️
Thank you, Violeta ✨✨
some day, i'll have to tell you about the time security almost kicked me out of yankee stadium bc i indulged my rage in response to another "aggressive jerk scolding me into being a better parent" & got in a bit of a yelling match with him. oops LOL
thanks for sharing this. moms get to be human, too! ❤️
Ha! Thank you for sharing this and I would love to hear the whole story!