A Top 10

Top 10 things I do/have done that embarass my kids that I don't find embarrassing.

10. Referring to a guy as "hottie."

No, not to his face. My husband doesn't care; why does my daughter?

9. Standing on the running board of my car in a crowded parking lot and yelling hi to her friend.

OK, so the parking lot was full of high schoolers. Her friend was glad to see me.

8. Singing in the car.

It's my car. If you don't like it, walk. It doesn't embarrass me when you sing and dance around the house with your iPod.

7. Telling people they sing and dance around the house with their iPod.

6. Using "slang"

There is a whole post on this. I'm not for the extreme slang vocab but we all need to throw a little "Whatev" around now and then.

5. Quoting a song during a conversation.

Something to the effect of "You so 2 thousand and late."

4. Being overly excited after beating my husband's high score in Galaga.

Eventually the kids started bragging about it; and now I believe they are proud of me. But the initial response to my I beat your high score dance was one of shock and terror.

3. Screaming like a 12 year old at a Backstreet Boys Concert (My daughter was 5 -she's 16 now-and she still remembers only this about the concert).

I know. I shouldn't have taken her. I was stupid. I'm sure the list of top ten mistakes I've made will be up soon and we'll re-visit this fiasco. But everyone else was doin' it! Nick's a hottie.

2. Talking to total strangers.

I do this pretty much everywhere I go. It' is embarrassing to my children. They do not understand my likeablity and friend making skills.

1. Delivering homework and a fresh batch of muffins to the classroom in my Hello Kitty PJ's.

I didn't really do that. See? I could be much worse.