Thursday, October 18, 2012
This kinda follows along with yesterday's post, Aren't You? As I wrote then, I've tried to be almost invisible in my stepkid's public lives at school, etc. I think part of that was to save embarrassment on my part in case they didn't acknowledge me in public or just blew me off or something (part of them not knowing where I fit since they have a mom...). But it seems I'm very visible.
Matthew mentioned a few weeks ago that his football friends ask if "dee-JUH" is up there - meaning am I up in the bleachers at the football game, especially the Thursday afternoon JV games. The way they say my name is almost like a chant, 'dee-JUH' with emphasis on the last part of my name. I think it's cute. It means they accept me. It means Matthew accepts me. Him telling me about it means he accepts that they accept me. (I know a little drama, right?)
So today is the JV game between cross town rivals Redlands High School and Redlands East Valley. It was another loss for the JV squad - losing 20-0. The game was played at REV, so when I left I drove straight to Redlands High to wait for Matthew. It took them about 30 minutes to just get across town - crazy. The bus finally pulled up to the curb. When Matthew got off he saw me parked in the bus loop. He shouted "dee-JUH." I was a little surprised, but I waved... and continued waiting for him to come out of the locker room.
When he got in the car he said, "Sorry about the big shout it. But they know about you." They know about you? what does that mean exactly. They know I take him to school every day. They know I pick him up from school every day. They know I'm in the bleachers from kick-off until the final buzzer goes off every game (unless it's a very long distance away game.) They know I'm your stepmom. They know you have accepted me and love me as your stepmom?
They know about me...Cool!
This kinda follows along with yesterday's post, Aren't You? As I wrote then, I've tried to be almost invisible in my stepkid's public lives at school, etc. I think part of that was to save embarrassment on my part in case they didn't acknowledge me in public or just blew me off or something (part of them not knowing where I fit since they have a mom...). But it seems I'm very visible.
Matthew mentioned a few weeks ago that his football friends ask if "dee-JUH" is up there - meaning am I up in the bleachers at the football game, especially the Thursday afternoon JV games. The way they say my name is almost like a chant, 'dee-JUH' with emphasis on the last part of my name. I think it's cute. It means they accept me. It means Matthew accepts me. Him telling me about it means he accepts that they accept me. (I know a little drama, right?)
So today is the JV game between cross town rivals Redlands High School and Redlands East Valley. It was another loss for the JV squad - losing 20-0. The game was played at REV, so when I left I drove straight to Redlands High to wait for Matthew. It took them about 30 minutes to just get across town - crazy. The bus finally pulled up to the curb. When Matthew got off he saw me parked in the bus loop. He shouted "dee-JUH." I was a little surprised, but I waved... and continued waiting for him to come out of the locker room.
When he got in the car he said, "Sorry about the big shout it. But they know about you." They know about you? what does that mean exactly. They know I take him to school every day. They know I pick him up from school every day. They know I'm in the bleachers from kick-off until the final buzzer goes off every game (unless it's a very long distance away game.) They know I'm your stepmom. They know you have accepted me and love me as your stepmom?
They know about me...Cool!
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