i was soooo embarrassed!

I just got back from the lake with one of my dearest friends Paula.  Paula and I have raised our kids together and have similar parenting techniques (this is a big reason we enjoy each others company).

Paula’s sister Marci joined us at the lake.  Paula and her sister are very close despite the 10 year age difference.  They started families at the same time, and the cousins get along famously.  

Marci and I were sitting on the dock, and she started telling me a funny story that happened when her youngest was 1. (She said I’d probably blog about it - you were right Marci!)

Marci and her kids were at the pool for swim lessons.  Her one year old bolted and ran into the “family” dressing area.  This area, that they call “the caves”, consists of cubicles with curtains.  

Marci and her older boy were in hot pursuit of Jack.  Just as they catch up with him,  Jack whipped open the curtain to display a completely naked dad stepping out of his swimsuit. 

Marci said she didn’t know what to do, so she grabbed her kids and ran into the next door “cave”, trying to keep from laughing out loud.

At this point in the story, I figured she would tell me how mortified she was.  But she looked me straight in the eye and said, “I’m so glad I didn’t miss that.  If I was working it would have been someone else’s story, not mine.”

Maybe that is what being 10 years younger brings to the table - a certain carpe diem way of parenting.  What a wonderful way to look at that embarrassing moment.  Sometimes I want to kill my kids for the mortifying situations they put me in.  But later they make great stories (and wonderful blogs!).  Thank you Marci for reminding me to enjoy the moment.

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