Being a mom & dad- ARGH!! but GREAT!!

SO Rylie had a sleep over last night, and his friend and him came up stairs at like 10:00 , and I could smell cologne, not good cologne ( horrible cheap , "Wal-Mart cologne) I was like gagging.. and then it occurred to me..."WHY IN THE WORLD are these 13 year old boys wearing cologne ( grose cologne) at 10 at night...????
HMMM... What do you think they were up to ? So- he asked if he could go outside, and I asked what they were going to do, and of course the response from the 13 year old who thinks he is 20- says You know mom just hang out... So, okay- fine.

Oh.. earlier in the evening I heard them talking about door bell ditching, but Why do you need to wear smelly cologne to go door bell ditching? So- I thought Okay- my Innocent little boy- (wearing cheap cologne) Is going door bell ditching- Harmless...

SO, I was like okay you can go outside and do whatever it is 13 year old boys do at 10:00 at night smelling like a "cheap hooker"

They came home at 11ish (I think) and Joey - was like you need to go down stairs and smell your boys breath- Okay- Now I'm freaking out. I let me 13 year old go outside at 10 at night, smelling like well you know what they smelt like, a million thoughts are going thru my head, and now Joey thinks his breath smells like alcohol ??? .. Not my little boy ... So, I go down stairs , start making small talk with the boys, I mean I would be able to tell if they were drunk.. so everything seemed so suspicious, and I know I was making it all up in my head, but I look over at Jarrett, and looked like he was hiding something in his back pack, and okay I am sure he wasn't, but now I am becoming the paranoid MOM- that I was never going to be, but how can you not be.
So I get as close as possible to his face with out making out with him, and he was like mom what are you doing.. looking at me all weird.. and I was like what is that smell.. He was like Oh we went to Albertsons and bought a bunch of this new gum.. Okay, so come to find out.. he was chewing this NASTY gum, that made his breath smell like ... well I guess could make you question .. ( Joey thought that smell was alcohol) and I was so close to busting them, but it was GUM!
Oh my GOSH......
I am heading into the years of questioning the way he smells, the things he does... I am not ready for a 13 year old who is almost 14.......... The real question is....
Is Joey or I going to be the one questioning everything??? I did discover one thing last night as Joey was so concerned that our little boy did something bad--- He truly is his dad in all of the ways that being a dad matter- he is his Dad!
Back to the story..
I go up stairs to tell Joey that I had discovered, it was just nasty chewing gum, and to prove it I chewed a piece and had him smell my breath..... Man.. We both looked at each other whipping the sweat off our heads.. we didn't have to say anything.. we both were thinking the same thing. We are heading down a fun teenage rode... I am not ready for this ride , Not yet- I want the little boy who blew me kisses all the way to class .. where did he go? Although I know he is the same little boy, and yes he is still precious (at times)- I am not ready for the teenager version... ESPECIALLY, if he is anything like I WAS! Or his dad (No- not the sperm donor, the Real dad)

Finally I get ready to go to bed.. I am laying next to my other precious little guy..
I look down at Ayden- my 3 year old and thought- Oh man 10 more years, and we will be dealing with this all over again- Then I whispered in his ear- "Please stay little" He looks up at me and says Nigh Night Mom- and fell asleep.. Precious ( right now anyway) Until I am smelling his breath in just 10 yrs---
I hope you all enjoy a night in the life of Jacquie & Joey... the mom & dad version!!!