12 Year Olds & Barney the Dinosaur Do Not Mix

Over the weekend, we celebrated our triplet’s 12th birthday.  Considering what it took to get us there, you would think the parents should have gotten all the presents.

Anyways, we asked my son Tyler to help out to set up for the party, which included taking out all the soda from the pantry and putting it out on the serving table.  I had forgotten that all 12 year olds suffer from a genetic condition that mandates that when transporting soda bottles, they must shake them vigorously.

In addition to the bottle shaking, Tyler begins talking about what he’d like us to do for his birthday – next year.

I also forgot to mention that the week before, he asked his uncle what present he would bring to him for his birthday.

In fairness, I should mention that for all non-birthday related behaviors, Tyler is actually a thoughtful, kind, and sweet kid.  Unfortunately, it must also be acknowledged that he turns into a gift-grubbing, soda shaking monster every year we celebrate his birthday.

As a responsible parent, it becomes my responsibility to ensure that his birthday celebration does not come off without a few embarrassing moments.

In our home, we have a whole house music system, which allows us to play just about any type of music available.  After lunch but before the birthday cake, Tyler decides he wants to show off the whole house music system to his friends – and yes, I know how obnoxious that sounds.

As he picks up the controller, he tells everybody, “Hey guys, listen to this, I can play some really cool music!”  He then proceeds to go to the artists section to find some rap music by Eminem.

Unfortunately, he doesn’t realize that I also have a controller and have a few choice music selections of my own.

As Tyler’s drilling down to the latest hip hop track by Eminem, Tyler says, “Listen to this.  I LOVE this!  This song is so cool”.

With eight young boys looking up intently waiting to hear Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”, they instead hear the sweet warblings of Barney the Dinosaur singing “I love you, you love me, we’re a happy family…”

With a freakish look of disgust and horror, Tyler raises his hands and says, “No! No! No!  Not this!  Let me try again!

Again, instead of Eminem’s “The Real Slim Shady” – Teletubbies.

Instead of “Must be the Ganja” – the theme song to Dora the Explorer.

Come to think of it, I’m looking forward to his next birthday too.

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