Growing up was a lot of fun. When you are younger you could do so many cool things, run across the water (it seemed like I could at least), and you always swore you would never turn into your parents. Well, I’m here today to chronicle 10 things that I no longer think are “cool”. And now I get to explain to a child why the same things I used to think are cool are in fact, decidedly uncool.

1. Waking up Dad with a wet washcloth.
2. Jumping on Dad while he is lying down.
3. Yelling loudly in the back of the car for no reason.
4. Hitting myself in the face.
5. Lying really still and pretending not to hear people talking to me.
6. Throwing things near expensive electronics.
7. Asking to read the same book over, and over, and over, and over, and over again.
8. Grandparents who load up their grand kids on sugar before sending them home.
9. Singing the same song over, and over, and over, and over, and over, and OVER again.
10. Asking to tell someone a secret… then yelling in their ear.

To my parents -> I’m sorry! (Although part of me suspects they are putting the kids up to this.)

Cheers,

-SF