brief comments from my children over the weekend, in regard to my on-stage antics…
The Girl: i’m going to make The Boy go with me to see the show tonight. i figure if we’re going to suffer retinal damage, we should do it together.
The Boy: nothing personal, Mom. but i’d rather be punched in the nuts than see you topless on stage. i’m gonna have to pass on this one…
The Girl: [via text message after Act I] nice rack
The Boy: [when i suggested that he just look away during that scene] but there would be naked chicks up there! i’d have to look…
The Girl: [after the show] where the hell did you get that wig? why do you have it? oh, god… don’t tell me. i don’t want to know…
…. and they said there’s nothing i can do to embarass them! ha!
Trailer Park Refugee 
*L* I played in The Vagina Monologues last year…and my daughters came…and LEFT without saying much. Haha. Same feeling. But no nakedness. 🙂 Break a leg!
awalkabout – Welcome to The Park! i’ve seen two different stagings of the Vagina Monologues and enjoyed them very much! My daughter would deal with it pretty well, but my son would implode! Enjoyed my quick glance at your writing – and i look forward to reading more!
Ah, it’s good for ’em. Character building and all that.
The true indicator of whether blood is thicker than water. Fortunately, my mother has never sought to test me in this particular manner.
about that wig….. do you use it as a merkin?
az – precisely! makes ’em tough!
kn – yikes! put in those terms? i’d have been institutionalized if my mom had ever done this to me…
nm – nope! would reach down to my ankles! it’s about 2′ long… a basic curly stripper wig…
no no no no eek…….
I can’t even think of my mother dancing around naked without feeling queasy.
Now, tell us about the wig! (Ha-ha! A merkin! Very good, nm!)
How does the girl not know about your wig collection? Echoing her comment, though – nice rack. I missed some perfectly good FULL nudity while seeking out the twins (caught the cartwheel, though).
Your kids spend the first 15 years doing things to embarrass you, now it’s your turn.
manuel – some things are best not considered… think happy thoughts! butterflies, appreciative customers, sunshine, enormous tips…
toby – see recommendation above. best left unimagined…
imeantno – good question! i guess she only roots around in my jewelery collection, rather than the top shelf of the closet where the hair resides… and thanks! so glad you could be there! one more weekend to go! (didn’t realize the boy did the cartwheel saturday – junk to the audience, i hope?)
uncle keith – they are dreading my ‘crazy old lady’ phase. fully expecting me to bring them a few surprises when i’m in my 70’s!
when do the rest of us get to see a naked man cartwheeling?
nm – two more performances next weekend! and the other beautiful boy will be wearing the glow-stick cock ring again (did it saturday night and the director didn’t tell us not to do it again, so…)
does anyone have any phone pics of this? C’mon daisy throw us some pics 🙂
waitress – sorry kids, no flash photography allowed (see what i did there?)