My kids love American Idol, but – as I was just explaining to my friend Kate during our telephone converation, yesterday – getting through the auditions, for me, is sort of like…well…watching a horror movie.
[covering ears and with one eye shut]
As another friend of mine – What? I do have more than one, you know! – blogs for the TV Squad and pretty much confirms in her editorial:
“By now, most of us have already heard that the Seattle contestants were the worst ever in Idol history.”
Living with three future female rock stars of America and – not to mention my son’s insisting on becoming a soldier, astronaut, tight rope walker and basically anything that involves great physical and mental risk (can you guess which one is mine?) – I find myself walking a fine line.
How are parents supposed to influence confidence and be supportive of their children’s dreams, and yet be unsympathetic to their propensity for delusions of grandeur?
I don’t know.
It ain’t rocket science – but, it would take some serious problem-solving skills, on our part, to consider each and every possible way in which we can cause the least amount of damage to our children.
Thinking that hard…well, after thirteen years of raising kids – not to mention killer dust bunnies – hurts.
So, it is with great pleasure – and extreme prejudice – that I introduce you to…Mommy’s (and Daddy’s) Little American Idol:
Someone left a cake out in the rain…
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And I don’t think that I can take it – ’cause it took so long to bake it…
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And I’ll never have that recipe, again…
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Ohhhhhh noooooo…
Okay, perhaps I’m wrong in believing she’s the most smartest, prettiest, or talented kid in America, but – being this divalicious – it would take a lot to convince me, otherwise.
Agreeing to getting her tongue pierced…not so much.
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15 responses to “Picture Perfect Thursday – Mommy’s Little American Idol”
It’s about shaping the girls’ will without crushing their spirits. Yeah, THAT, and…I’m in the same boat, my friend!
It’s about shaping the girls’ will without crushing their spirits. Yeah, THAT, and…I’m in the same boat, my friend!
It’s about shaping the girls’ will without crushing their spirits. Yeah, THAT, and…I’m in the same boat, my friend!
Ah, yes the entertainer! Got one of those myself, although while she sings, her big tendency now is to dance… by bouncing off the furniture.
Tongue Piercings?!?? egads. Bite your tongue! The thought just makes me shiver!
Shaping, eh Erin… I settle for keeping her from smashing her skull into something hard.
Ah, yes the entertainer! Got one of those myself, although while she sings, her big tendency now is to dance… by bouncing off the furniture.
Tongue Piercings?!?? egads. Bite your tongue! The thought just makes me shiver!
Shaping, eh Erin… I settle for keeping her from smashing her skull into something hard.
Ah, yes the entertainer! Got one of those myself, although while she sings, her big tendency now is to dance… by bouncing off the furniture.
Tongue Piercings?!?? egads. Bite your tongue! The thought just makes me shiver!
Shaping, eh Erin… I settle for keeping her from smashing her skull into something hard.
If she still has those ambitions at age 18, then you can worry!
Meantime, try to talk her out of that tongue-piercing thing. Eewww!
If she still has those ambitions at age 18, then you can worry!
Meantime, try to talk her out of that tongue-piercing thing. Eewww!
If she still has those ambitions at age 18, then you can worry!
Meantime, try to talk her out of that tongue-piercing thing. Eewww!
Gosh – she’s so darn CUTE! What a diva!
Gosh – she’s so darn CUTE! What a diva!
Gosh – she’s so darn CUTE! What a diva!
Well if cuteness counts for anything… what am I saying, cuteness counts for everything!
Well if cuteness counts for anything… what am I saying, cuteness counts for everything!
Well if cuteness counts for anything… what am I saying, cuteness counts for everything!