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children, daughters, Diana Schwenk, family, humour, Hump Day Chronicles, kids, laughter, love, writing
I didn’t know what to write about so I sent a text to my daughter:
Help! My mind is blank!
What should I write about for my Hump Day Chronicles post?!?
Ring, ring…
Me: Hello
Michaela: Write about Miley Cyrus. She said she’s going to be sexy until she’s 40 on the Today Show.
Me: What?
Michaela: She says people don’t have sex after 40. You should write about that!
Me: No, I’m not writing about that.
Michaela: Whoa… hello, hello? A cop just went by!
Me: ARE YOU TALKING TO ME ON THE PHONE WHILE YOU’RE DRIVING?!!!
Michaela: No. Carl is driving.
Me: Who’s Carl?
Michaela: He’s a boy… who works for a rival gas station.
Me: Oh.
Michaela: Write about generational gaps between me, you and Oma. How we’re the same and we think differently. How we’re all sarcastic.
Me: (confused facial expression) No. You write about that.
Michaela: Write about how Oma asked me if I smoke weed. Was she serious?
Me: No
Michaela: Write about how your life as a mom has changed since I’ve become an adult.
Me: How has my life changed?? I’m still dishing over cash and you’re still not taking my advice…?
Michaela: (sigh) Well I tried to inspire you…
Me: Ok. I love you.
Michaela: So you’re just going to end the conversation now? Write about how we scream along with Kelly Clarkson songs in the car!
Me: (laughing) I love you!
Michaela: (laughing) You’re just gonna hang up??
Me: I love you!
Michaela: I love you too mom. I miss you!
Me: I miss Carl.
Michaela: What?
Me: Bye!
Don’t roll your eyes at me Missy – you told me to write about it! 😉
~ HUMP DAY CHRONICLES ~
talktodiana 
I miss Carl too
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Haha it’s gonna go to his head!
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LOL so many underlying ideas and intriguing little snippets hehe! Love that!! 🙂
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(smiling) When you don’t know what to write about call a relative!
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What a fun conversation! I can almost picture your and your daughter having it.
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It really does set the tone for the rest of my day!
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☺. What a classic!! Kids and grandparents do have special relationships!! And yes, cash is welcome and advice isn’t…
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You Ian, family can make you nuts at times but they are also the folks that we can be most like ourselves, everything hanging out, no pretending, raw, honest, freeing, don’t you think?
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What a lovely conversation this was! The inspiration is the conversation itself – I love that. Life is so interesting just as it is.
Screaming along with Kelly Clarkson songs in the car should be the next Humpday Chronicle, but it should definitely be a video entry. That would make my day! What’s your #1 Kelly Clarkson song when you two are cruising around in the car? I think my all time favorite is still “Since You’ve Been Gone”…so good…! 🙂
~Andrea<3
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I’m not a super fan of KC but when my daughter was little she loved her and I made some tapes for road trips and she picked KC. My fave song is Thankful – our fave to sing now is that song where she no I don’t number, my friends are waiting outside, I gotta go – something like that – the words all come back when we put the tape in! When we sing it (scream it) we do uber emotional facial expressions and hand/arm gestures and it always ends in laughter!
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Fast forward six years (to age 25) and the conversation becomes ‘Mum, I’m independent now and you’re still not taking my advice…’
(still all by text though) 🙂
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Hahaha I can see that happening!
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Now this was funny, I talk to my mum every day but our conversations are not funny like this, ok we have our moments when we spend most of the time laughing not talking often about either dad or Sue
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(smiling) You have such a close family Joanne and ain’t laughing awesome?!
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This is delightful!
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it got me out of a brain jam too!
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Ha ha, Diana, I so enjoyed this! Funny and sweet. 🙂
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We laugh a lot Jennifer!
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Too cute! I wonder how many 40+’ers Miley has asked?
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None. She told Matt Lauer, 55 her theory though and I guess he brought it up on aire!
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haha, this is so funny. Love it! You have such a great relationship. Next time when mom asks for advice, be specific. Works both ways…. as I recently experienced, last week I got a haircut, and asked my 5 year old for his opinion…..he said I look like a Dora the Explorer. 😉
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haha Dora the explorer! Love it!!
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I LOVE this!! Great job..just never know where you will find inspiration!!
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Thanks Bonnie – it’s so true!
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What a great idea!
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haha which part?
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Asking the kid what to write about–it’s fabulous for writing and for the relationship. I love it.
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oh – d’oh – of course! Thanks Tracy! 🙂
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Now the next time I go blank I’ll try this with my son… I’m sure his answer will be “How the ….. should I know?”
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Would be interesting to find out! haha do it. I dare you!
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I thought about this after making the comment and phoned him quickly, he lives 600 km away from us… his answer…”F… Dad have you lost it, how the hell should I know, you’re the expert… ask Mom”
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LOL! Oh my gosh, I love it! He has your sense of humour?
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