'BUT I LIKE IT TOO???......' (said in pseudo-Irish accent reminiscent of the old Irish Spring Commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQk-imB1m2k )Public Service Announcement to all 13yr.old males: Okay, I realize there probably aren't any 13yr.old males reading this blog, in fact I doubt if anyone is reading this except for a few loyal cousins but nonetheless this is an important message, and for the safety and welfare of parents everywhere needs to be said: Dousing yourself with half a can of Axe body spray, deodorant, or after shave will not ensure you will have a kick-ass time at the dance.
Nothing proves the need to put into practise the axiom 'Less is More' than the experience of driving middle-school aged males to a dance. Perhaps in a convertible with the top down on a windy day might make the experience acceptable but in a small sedan with several adolescent boys drenched with various lethal levels of 'fragrances' it is more about survival than anything else. My son mistook the tears welling up in my eyes for sentimentality that my 'little boy' is growing up but really, they were just the effects of the stinging toxic-like fumes. Clearing my throat repeatedly weren't attempts to stifle my sobs but rather efforts to remain breathing and, well, alive.
The lesson for today is: Less is More OR Unconscious drivers will be unable to safely transport you to the dance.
