You know you are suffering from a crazy hair crisis when your Mom walks across the office to fix your hair. It felt a little wild and unruly but I had no idea it was sticking up in unnatural ways until my Mom stopped by my desk and smoothed it down.
Thanks Mom!
At the office, we aren't Mother and Daughter. We downplay that relationship and focus on work. But on days my hair (or if my make up was wonky, or my clothing malfunctioned) I definitely want my Mom to fix it.
I think I'd draw the line at a spit bath, though. It's a time honored tradition of mother's licking their fingers to clean a child's face, and I've done it to my own children when they were small, but it's kind of....nasty. I wouldn't object to Mom telling me I had a little something to wash off. I'll just do the actually washing myself!
haha, i know---i can see this in my mind---i don't think i ever have done it though ;)
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of a post I wrote a few months ago about the ninety-something mother I saw trying to use her spit to wipe something off her sixty- or seventy-year-old son's face. :D
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Happy Tuesday.
So, how is it working with your mom? Seriously, I'd like to know.
ReplyDeleteThat's so sweet. Not the spit bath part, really, but the Mom part. My mom is constantly trying to manage my hair when I'm around her. It drives me nuts sometimes, but I do the same thing to my daughter and drive her nuts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gift to your mom to be able to spend time with you on a regular basis. As a mom of adult children, with all of our lives so busy, I prize our time together more than anything. Thank you. xoA
ReplyDeleteI worked around DD2 several years ago and it was fine. I never tried to give her a spit bath either.
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Hi Michelle, thanks for the visit.
ReplyDeleteI must tell you, boys handle bad hair days very differently from girls. When my hair starts to stick out in all directions and I look like one of those nutty professors I take out the clippers problem solved.
Spending tome with my children is one of those special things that happen when you get a bit balder and a bit older, it's a blessing for me. Bless you, Geoff.
I can't imagine working with a family member. At least you know your mom will always have your back :)
ReplyDeleteThat's lovely, working in the same office as your mum. I remember the spit thing, urghh....why do parents do that?
ReplyDeleteThe spit bath image cracked me up. It's one of those reflexive mom things when the kids are little and sometimes it's hard for us to recognize that they're not little enough for it to be appropriate anymore (not that's even UNgross, probably, just less gross). I know this from experience--and so does my son who was sixteen and six-two when I came thisclose to giving him the spit bath treatment.
ReplyDeleteMom spit is strong!! It'll take tar off a car and work better than any hair gel known to man!! LOL! Trust me I'm a mom!! I love your story. Very cool that you work with your Mom!!
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We did hair for H too! Just stopping by for the A-Z Challenge. Please check us out and sign up to follow if you like what you see. Juliet atCity Muse Country Muse
ReplyDeleteMy mom was never one to fuss over me like that, but I do remember her telling me that I needed to go back to the mirror and come my hair. :)
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