Birthdays Doyle Style

Tuesday was SK's 20th birthday.  TWENTY!!!  I still can't even get my head around the fact we have a 20 year old.  I still sometimes have to pinch myself to remind myself I really am a mama and not just pretending...

I was in Owensboro so like the good, controlling, over involved Mama I am,  I texted the others to "remind" them it was her birthday.  The responses rolled in from the boys which basically said, "back off woman, we've got this and we've already done it."  Caroline ignored me...

So here's how they happy birthdayed their sister.

William:  Happy Birthday--Congratulations on beating teen pregnancy

Boss:  Holy Shit!  You're 20!  Well technically I'm writing this on Monday so you're still a wittle teenager.  Wish I could be with you on your birthday.  Have a blast.  Don't go too hard on the sake bombs.

I don't know if Caroline texted her, but as she got in my car after field hockey this is what I heard, "Happy birthday; have fun tonight.  Oh, are you on your period?  Because if you are you need to be careful drinking."  Controlling Mama broke in, "What are you even talking about?"  Caroline giving me the perfect you're interrupting me and crossing boundaries into our relationship look, "Shh woman" (she likes to see how I'll react) "I'm trying to give her advice."

Why can't I ever leave things alone--"Caroline, how do you even know that?"  Caroline, "Daddy told me; it's something about your hormones are something."  I started sputtering..."Why would Daddy even tell you that?  And how would he know?"  She just gave me that, "really you're asking that question look?"

She hung up with, "I"m almost finished writing the instagram post."  And here it
is--now this took work!  (Words to songs by some band....)

I need to be fair perhaps they get some of their inappropriateness from me their priest mother--my text to her was, "Happy birthday.  You can no longer blame mistakes on being a teenager and you aren't legal to drink.  So really what's the point.  I love you."

 I'm assuming Chris Senior just said "Happy Birthday."   He's appropriate like that.