“Would you like ice cream?” I asked Isabelle as we walked along the River at ArtsFest.
“Yeah, I guess,” she replied.
“You don’t have to have ice cream,” I responded. “Believe me, I’m not going to force you!”
She pondered. A moment later she said, “Yeah, let’s get some.”
We stood on line — holding hands — reading the flavors on the homemade ice cream food truck’s sign. “You know we haven’t eaten lunch yet,” I exclaimed.
“We haven’t,” she giggled.
“What kind of mother lets a kid eat ice cream for lunch?” I asked her.
The man in front of me turned around, looked me straight in the eye, and said, “A cool mom.”
I smiled.
Today I’d be the cool mom. I could be the cool mom for a day, right?
(Note: I did encourage Isabelle eat a “lunch snack” of turkey breast and orange peppers around 2 p.m.!)
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And these are the moments she will remember! You have to be the cool mom sometimes!
Summer weather seems to call out for more cool mom action! Sounds perfect!
This made me laugh. The footnote at the end with the turkey said it all! The picture was so sweet.
Cool mom was definitely the right choice in that setting.
Cool mom is ready to break the rules to do something out of ordinary, like ice-cream before lunch, just because. Since these moments don’t happen all the time, the more memorable they are.
the cool mom and the responsible mom all in one. Way to go!
Love that all it takes is ice cream before lunch to be cool! Breaking the routine and rules feels oh so good sometimes! So fun! Thanks for sharing!
Sometimes, moms just have to let the rules go and be cool – or at least embrace the opportunities of the moment! If I could be a mom of little ones again, I’d let the rules go more often and eat ice cream before lunch! I’d also let my kids go on the merry go round a second time!
That’s great! Sometimes I do this sort of thing accidentally on a weekend or when we are out. 🙂 Art’s Fest sounds fun! I can’t wait for all the summer fun to start around here.