It's an incredibly hot day here in the Northeast (again). I thought the little pool the boys had wasn't enough fun in the yard, so on a trip to Walmart this afternoon I got them the classic "Slip and Slide". They were so excited to try it out, but they weren't exactly sure how to use it. Being the fabulous mother that I am (cha) I decided that I would show them how it's done.. This may be more of a control thing on my part as it was driving me nuts watching them just slide down on their knees. Anyway, I got a good running start, and dove onto the slide head first. Yea, not very smart. I thought at first that I might have broken my sternum, and maybe even caused some sort of brain damage.. although clearly that was present before I took a spin on the slide. But I had to sit, and seriously thought that I was going to have to get my neighbor to call me an ambulance! Course I'm fine.. just felt like a total dork, still do in fact..
Here's my point.. don't ever do something that you could do when you were 12, at 33!! Duh!
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There are some things that you can do at 33 that you did at 12- ride a bike, play hide and seek; perhaps propelling your body across a slippery surface isn't one of them, but what a good mom you are- control freak or not!
Just think -- your kids will remember you as the coolest mom who joined in the fun when they were little...that's not such a bad thing. Just don't KILL yourself doing it!
When we were kids we finally got our slip & slide after begging & pleading. But the thing is we didn't have the suburban lawn that they always showed in the commercials. Our grass was uneven and had bits of maple tree that came off in the storm and pebbles.
That was a painful ride.
Looking back, it would be cool to get some long sheets of foam and put them under the slide to act as shock absorber.
Hope you're not too bruised.
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