Editor’s note: This may or may not be my last blog post as my son is so gonna kill me when he finds out I blogged it. Anyway, it’s been real. So long. Maybe. x
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So, my teenager confessed to me the other day that there’s this girl he likes at school … but he’s too shy to ask her out.
I know, I know.
How cute.
Everybody say, awwwwww.
Anyway, just like every other average, loving and interested parent who just so happens to behave like a giggling 14-year-old girl in these instances, I’ve been offering him a little advice.
Advice … bahahahaha … let’s just say I loosely call it that, but the fact remains that I was 14 once so I can relate a little, right?
When he gets home from school, I’ve kinda been irritating the hell out of him by pumping him with questions about his day. These questions just so happen to be peppered with inquiries about said girl because I’m nosey like that. I ask things like if he saw her, did he sit with her at lunch, did he smile at her, did she bat her eyes at him, did he ask her out, etc. etc.
Annoying much?
I know.
Then he gives me the eyes rolling and the huffing and puffing, but I still ask … ye know, because after all, I am 14 and all.
Part of my advice is to tell him that he has to let her know that he actually likes her. He doesn’t really like this idea as he’s admitted to being a bit tongue-tied around her. Instead, I’ve been giving him some great, cheesy pick-ups line to feed her … because it’s every girl’s dream to be courted in this fashion, right?
And, they do quite often work. *snort*
Here’s a few of them …
- Somebody better call God cos he’s missing an angel.
- Do you have a map? I just keep on getting lost in your eyes.
- Excuse me, but I think I dropped something … MY JAW.
- I’m new in town. Could you give me directions to your house?
- If I could rearrange the alphabet, I would put U and I together.
- My lips are skittles, wanna taste the rainbow?
And, my own personal favourite …
- Is your dad a terrorist because you are da bomb.
I try to insist that these lines would totally have worked on me back in the day so surely they would work on her? For some reason he’s not buying it because he has the cheek and audacity to scoff. How very dare he?
Hopefully, one of these days he’ll get the courage up to tell her how he feels, but until then I’ll keep embarrassing him because that’s my job as a parent and, after all, I am 14 and all.
And, if you happen to have any class pick-up lines you’d like to offer, please do leave them in the comments. I do enjoy a good giggle because after all, I am 14 and all.
I read this one on Facebook the other day…
“If you were a burger at McDonalds, you’d be named McGorgeous”
made me think of McDreamy and McSteamy from Grey’s so totally would of worked on me.
Oh and I just remembered one that was used on me!!!
“You’re so beautiful that you made me forget my pickup line…”
sigh.
LOL@ the McDonald’s one!
My daughter once told me she thinks your son is cute. I would think with that American accent the girls would be all over him.
I love the McDonald’s one as well! I’ve never really used a pick-up line, nor had any successfully used on me, but I do agree he’s got to actually tell the girl lest he lose his opportunity to her dating someone else. (Noooooo!)
Aww, this is so cute. I’m so lame, can’t think of any pick-up lines, but if I was 14 again I would think these were cute.
Everything is so new to a 14yo even crushes. Hopes he finds something to say to her other than he likes the way she smells. (Yup, someone said that to me once–scary.)
Excellent post! and you know it’s all about keeping these milestones written down forever in the hearts of the Great googly Moogly.
Karen,
You crack me up! I can just hear you teasing that poor boy!! I’m the same way, I always tease my stepsons and I give Brie the 3rd degree about everything!!
Too funny!
Love and miss you <3
Please tell me he didn’t use any of those lines. I can direct you to some more super cheesy ones that will be sure to scare any girl off.