Have you
ever had a day where you felt like being a little silly? It was evident to me
that my teen was enjoying his silly side when he left a voicemail message on my
cell phone. This is the son who is away at college, I think he was missing
home.
My son
talked with a nasally voice as he left this message… “Hey Angie, its Bob
calling from the office, I won’t be able to make it in tomorrow. Sorry about
the late notice and inconvenience. My daughter has a recital, I just can’t miss
it.”
The phone
message did not end with my son’s fake work call. He did say, “Just playing”
but he then continued talking as though I was on the phone with him.
“I just got
off work and I’m bored. Let me tell you what happened to me today. I got a cold
sore and don’t know how. The Blistix I have is not working, I guess it’s just a
chapstick. So I had to spend my last $2 on a new Blistex.”
The message
continued…
“Call me
back when you get this message. I didn’t want anything, just calling to see how
you were doing. I guess you’re sleep since its 12am there.”
When I
finally listened to my son’s 2:30 minute message it was 5:30am. I thought about
returning his call saying, “Hey Bob its
mom, I guess you’re probably sleep since its 4:30am. Just calling to say hi and
help you get your day started.”
Has your
child ever helped you experience a little “silly”?
