Him: Mum, can my friend Elly pop over and borrow some muffin tins? She’s made the batter already, and just realised she doesn’t have any.
Me: Sure [feeling smug that I’m such a domestic goddess]. But I need them back in a couple of days…
ONE MONTH LATER
Me: [Texting ’17’ at his Dad’s] Hey where are my muffin tins?
Him: Oh yeah. Hang on… [Multiple teenage communication apps launched simultaneously] They’re at her Mum’s. But she’s at her Dad’s.
Me: Well I need them back ASAP [Subtext “Before I forget for another month”]
Him: Hang on… [Apps flurry & beep]… Can you get them yourself? She won’t be back till after weekend.
Me: [*sigh]. Sure. What’s address? And her Mum’s name? We’ve never met.
Him: [Flurry & beep] Address is ******.
Me: [In Blue]
Texting with teenage son #coolMum #teenager #over50 #positiveaging @boneAndsilver
Me: Wait- so I have to let myself into her Mum’s dark house, ‘cos no one’s home?
Him: Yup. Back door always open. It’s cool Mum.
30 MINUTES LATER
Texting with teenage son #coolMum #teenager #over50 #positiveaging @boneAndsilver
bone&silver 
The muffin tin caper!
I love it.
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Hilarious chat :))
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👍🏼😊
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Hahaha this is so lovely 🙂
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Thanks for reading & enjoying it : ) G
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All my pleasure 🙂
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OMG, you are a better mom than me. I would have refused and made him do it. LOL
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I did have that thought, but he was at his Dad’s for the next week, and I knew I’d forget. I was a Mum on a Muffin Tin Mission, & I liked the crazy adventure of it (although I did feel pretty awkward and weird when I actually got there I admit!)
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You are brave! I would have felt too awkward to go into someone’s home I don’t know. LOL
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Totally; it was very uncomfortable. And I truly dropped all the pans on the floor, so I felt like the clumsiest burglar ever…
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Hahaha. I wish I could have seen that!
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But, bonus!, your mission was accomplished. 🙂
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Haha, too funny.
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That’s too funny!!! 😂😂😂
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I’m glad you’re all enjoying the adventure of it ; )
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Who knew muffin tins could be so dramatic?
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Yes indeed. I even wore my dark blue hoodie, so I really felt like a cat burglar… and I didn’t find them straight away either, I had to poke around a complete stranger’s kitchen in the pitch black with my smartphone torch till I found them!
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Heh, heh, heh … that could’ve gone wrong in so many ways. The Muffin Tin Goddess must’ve been watching over you. 🙂
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Lol! True… or maybe she always is 😘
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Now you should narrate the funny encounter with the mother:” hi,hello I’m the owner of the muffin tin,can I have them back please?nice to meet you and goodbye “😂
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Yes- I did wonder what the hell I’d say if she’d suddenly come home and caught me in her kitchen- can you IMAGINE??
Thanks for commenting, G
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You know, I swear I read a story about someone stealing muffin tins…..
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Bwahahahaha! 😈😃
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😉
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the muffin tin caper. The unintended consequences of parents splitting up–who knew?
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Lol, yes, that’s one way of looking at it, haha
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Ha ha I love that the back door is always open!
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Yup, small town life huh? I have friends who never even lock their front doors; what a wonderful world it can be 🙏🏼
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I live I the centre of town so I am careful to always lock my doors. When I lived rural I was also careful because we were burgled once and it was horrible. Mind you, they bashed in our front door with my kids shovels!
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Ugh, that’s sounds awful, I’m sorry to hear it. I have a friend who maintains she will only ever live where she can do two things safely: leave her car keys in the ignition, & mow her lawn naked except for gumboots 😃
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Ha ha that’s hilarious! Wow, that sounds like genuine rural! I have always lived within a 40km distance from the CBD in Adelaide, so most of that territory means people somewhere about. Lots of people in rural areas leave their doors open all the time but shed burglary and obviously house burglary in rural areas is a big earner
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That’s funny. I wouldn’t have had the nerve 😂
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Yeah, I’m kinda proud of myself, in a naughty, ‘cool teenager’ kinda way 😬😘
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hehehe and the kids think their mums are uncool we used to be cool hehehe
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What an adventure!! I’m not sure I would be able to do it!
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Yes, it was kinda scarily fun… but as I poked around in the dark, looking for the tins with my torch, I kept imagining someone’s cold hand landing on the back of my shoulder… 😫
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AAAAHHHHH NO!! Omg that would be the worst!!
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Ha ha – life with teens, always an adventure.
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Now ain’t that the truth V. J. 😏
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Funny story – I sat across the table from a pediatrician one night at a conference. When he asked me my children’s ages, then 12, 14, and 17, he blurted out: “how are you not crazy.”
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Haha, that IS a funny story, and I must agree with him… and yet they’re also so sweet & lovely still in moments aren’t they, even as they swing so fast between child and adult?
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I have 5 kids and three of them are teenagers. This post just about sums it up. Great work – I’ll be back!
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Lol, thanks Tim 😃
There’s a few pretty funny ones about the teenager; you can search for them easily. He’s a lovely boy, most of the time… and sometimes so damn wise- search for ‘Driving with teenage son till I laugh/cry/laugh’ (I’d post the link but my Internet is down today sorry). Cheers for swinging by, G 👍🏼😊
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Wait, the internet is back! Here it is:
https://boneandsilver.com/2017/09/05/driving-talking-with-teenage-son-17/
Tiny bit longer than No. 6, but worth it : )
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OMG I don’t think I could have done that LOL
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Yeah, kinda proud of myself; teenager was suitably unimpressed of course 🙄
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Very funny! And anyone who has ever been a parent of a teenager can relate to this, too!
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Thanks Ann; 100% true as ever, bless him ❤
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Hillarious!!! 🙂
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Yes indeed; on reflection, I should probably have filmed it…
Thanks for reading & commenting : ) G
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Thank you, for recently following me. Have a wonderful evening. 🙂
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Haha this is priceless and you have more courage than me. Haha I’m not sure I could have gone into a strangers house like that. You must have really needed those tins. Loved the text convo
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Yeah, I’m kinda proud of myself… ; )
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Haha you got burglar running through your veins 🙂
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