Now Starring Ugly Mommy
Yesterday I was flipping through the pages of Entertainment Weekly. Don't judge me! At least it wasn't US Weekly. My son glanced over my shoulder.
"That's a picture of you, Mom! You're in a magazine!" he exclaimed.
It was a picture of Ugly Betty.
Now I think the actress who plays Betty, America Ferrera, is absolutely beautiful. I loved her in Real Women Have Curves. But this was a picture of Betty at her full-on, braces flashing best.
"That's not me!" I replied in an exaggerated way to make him giggle. Our exchange caused my daughter to run over and see for herself.
"Mom, that says, Ugly Betty!"
"Um, I know, Honey."
"Well, you do look like her," my daughter reasoned. "Except that you're not ugly."
Gee, thanks.
Not to be left out, my son declared, "You're beautiful, Mom!"
Okay, I guess he dug himself out of that hole. But if one more person suggests I dress up as Ugly Betty for Halloween, I'm going to develop a real complex! This is slightly worse than when everyone said I should go as Monica Lewinsky.
"That's a picture of you, Mom! You're in a magazine!" he exclaimed.
It was a picture of Ugly Betty.
Now I think the actress who plays Betty, America Ferrera, is absolutely beautiful. I loved her in Real Women Have Curves. But this was a picture of Betty at her full-on, braces flashing best.
"That's not me!" I replied in an exaggerated way to make him giggle. Our exchange caused my daughter to run over and see for herself.
"Mom, that says, Ugly Betty!"
"Um, I know, Honey."
"Well, you do look like her," my daughter reasoned. "Except that you're not ugly."
Gee, thanks.
Not to be left out, my son declared, "You're beautiful, Mom!"
Okay, I guess he dug himself out of that hole. But if one more person suggests I dress up as Ugly Betty for Halloween, I'm going to develop a real complex! This is slightly worse than when everyone said I should go as Monica Lewinsky.
Labels: "pop culture", kids, life at home
posted by Major Mom at 3:01 PM
Karen is a military wife and stay-at-home mother to a seven-year-old daughter and a five-year-old son. A Boston native who’s lived in the Shreveport-Bossier area for eight years, she spends most of her time volunteering at her kids’ school, supporting her husband, playing with her friends and watching her hair turn gray. In between, she writes about her life here on her blog.
2 Comments:
LMAO! Karen, that's too funny! Your kids are certainly gifted in the art of covering their behinds!
P.S. - glad you're feeling better
I don't know where they get it from! ;-)
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