Triskaidekaphobia

They have a fancy word for just about anything. Triskaidekaphobia means a fear of the number thirteen. You know what I am talking about. Friday the 13th etc. For years building were built with this fear in mind because the would never have a thirteenth floor. They would go straight from 12 to 14. I don't think they do that so much now a days but it used to be the norm.

Can you believe that though? We actually made decision based on a superstition like that? Fear is the 800 pound gorilla of emotions. It has authored more nonsense than just about anything else in this world (that and greed) Maybe I will do an entire blog on that one day.

But today I am going to admit to having a case of triskaidekaphobia. But I claim I came by it legit. I have a thirteen year old boy in my house. Now don't get me wrong. I LOVE my kids. But this is the 4th time I've done 13 and it always sucks.

I've only done it with boys. I hear girls are worse. Is that true? With my fellas there is a lot of eye rolling, muttering, leave the house, can't find them, won't come home at the appointed hour. Not too many nasty comments - Pops is all over that. But they are just so all-day annoying.

And then there is school. What's up with that? Now they know more than me, their father and the entire educational system. They have announced that their day is filled with learning things they won't ever need to know. Then I hear things like: "It was just a cat nap I don't know why she got all agitated over that."

Food all over the house - fighting to get them into the shower. (some days the boy just runs around down right funky in both attitude and body) And then of course you know that they know EVERY DAMN THING.

I know these are small things but I have a fear that it is the tip of a larger ice burg. I know how much dumb stuff I did that my mom never found out about. This one scares me a little. Found him soaking in a hot tub with another family in his jockey shorts. They go to parties and I told you about those girls.

They say what you don't know won't hurt you. But when it comes to kids, what you don't know can send you to the police station with bail money!

Felt the need to share.