Gym report - who's the boss of me???

[susandennis]

My mother busted the authoritarian end of the discipline meter.  'Because I said so' was her main show stopper but there was also the 'when you grow up you can have your own rules, until then...'

So today, I woke up and just did not want to go to the gym.  No reason.  It's an exercise day and I'm looking forward to doing that piece a new way and frustrated with the old one but really, I just didn't want to go. 

Then I realized that at 59 and one half, I am grown up!!  I can make my own rules. (If you don't believe me, call a medium and ask my Mom cause she said so.)  No gym for me today.  The end.

Love, The Slacker

Comments

[susandennis]

Thanks, I was hoping I had a few get out of gym free cards built up. My giant fear of gymless inertia is gone - pretty much squashed by prepaying both the membership and six months of Nadia. No way am I blowing off that dough!

[roadskoller.livejournal.com]

I used that one last night when I had a piece of pie for dinner.
My rules are so much more fun than my mother's were.

[susandennis]

My rules are so much more fun than my mother's were.

No shit! What were those women thinking???

[howeird]

My mother doesn't use rules, she uses guilt.

[susandennis]

My mom had not one sentimental bone in her body. I don't think she ever felt guilty herself and I know she never dished it. She was more from the Nazi school of parenting.

I mentioned that once years later and she was shocked "I let you kids get away with murder! I've always said if i had to do it again, next time I'd be more strict."

I've always been grateful I got in on the first round.