"What the..."
Play it Cool… Remember: You WANT them to talk to you.
The time comes in every parent s life when SOMETHING shocking comes out of their kid s mouth.
Whether it s the first accidental swear word, or: Mom, I was at a party and there was <insert illegal substance here> there s that sick, tightening in the stomach, the urge to widen your eyes and yodel: WHAT THE .!
Don t.
Now, all your years of womanhood training, playing it cool, are about to pay off. (You think the universe sent you all those jerks in your life for no reason The ones you had to act like you didn t care in front of THAT was all practice for THIS.)
Stay calm NOW, or you ll never hear another thing.
That s not to say there may be no consequences in order, depending on the situation.
But you SO do not want to be that Mom who DOESN T get the call someday when your child faces that terrible choice: call you, or get into a drunk driver s car. What do you want your child to be thinking then Certainly not this:
I can t call home. My parents will FREAK.
