Cool:
- Tell your friends your mother writes books. Have them convinced you’re a liar. Have Mom verify later she actually does write. Maximum impact!
- Your name is in actual, printed books (because Mom can’t resist putting you in the book somehow.)
- You meet other writers sometimes.
Not Cool:
- The teacher will definitely ask Mom to teach a class on writing at some point during the school year. And your mom can be soooo embarrassing.
- If your mom is a writer, you always have to do your reading and English homework.
- Your teacher will write notes on ‘B’-grade essays that say, “I know you can write better than this.”
- Sometimes you have to go to conferences or book signings. These are tedious and even Mom doesn’t look like she’s having fun.
- If you’re at a dental appointment after school, you can’t claim you can’t do your homework because you don’t have a pencil. Mom has at least fifty pencils in her massive pocketbook.
Cool: Being able to give colorful bookmarks out to your friends.
Not cool: Having to shrug and say “I don’t know, my mommy won’t let me read it,” when asked what the book is about.
This was hilarious. Moms can be embarrassing and even more so when they are writers. Your teacher really shouldn’t stereotype and make assumptions, though.
LOL….Hopefully I’ll get the chance to be an uncool writer mom someday! (I’ve already got the uncool mom part down pat! LOL)
HA — I can’t wait to be that Mom!
Alan, I’m with you on the too-violent-for-the- kids problem! I have to tell the elementary school crowd that I write “detective” books. :) Don’t think the teacher would go for the murder mystery explanation. Now, with the middle schoolers, anything goes…
Elizabeth