Rhi,
I've never intentionally set out to embarrass my kids. It's just that we are mutually at those ages when it happens. And I never know what is ok and what isn't.
Getting my nose pierced - cool.
Driving into the school car park with Psycho blaring from the stereo - uncool
Going into school to talk about paganism - cool
Having a boyfriend – cool
Unpaid 24-hour chauffeur service: cool.
Daring to say so much as, “Hello X, how are you?” to one of my passengers who isn't my daughter: super, super uncool.
Leaving £100 under the reading lamp when I drop my daughter back at Uni without telling her: cool.
Asking same daughter whether she has any loose change to boost a tip for a waiter when I’ve taken her out for lunch: not cool.
Managing to sit through a whole five minutes of “Dance Moms” to keep my youngest company: not cool exactly, but at least a “well done for trying”.
Bursting into tears at the reveal at the end of “DIY SOS”, even though I explained several times that it had just been raining. On my face: really not cool.
Going within three feet of boyfriend - the most deathly embarrassing thing on the planet ever.
Must make (ahem) “cosy” time a little tricky? (Unless he’s particularly generously endowed I guess…)