Friday Night At The Movies by Linda Sultan
Being a teen-ager is not an easy task. They wish to spread their wings, showing peers and parents a bit of the birth of their independence and maturity. We, as parents, wish to trust and encourage our teen-ager's emergence into adulthood. Linda shares, in a poetic fashion, what may happen when we agree to allow our teen-ager to have a party in our home . . . unchaperoned.
Our teenage daughter planned a little party in our house,
And while selecting who she would invite,
Most tactfully suggested they should be unchaperoned
Could we go to a movie Friday night?
We felt that we were modern parents, understood her needs,
Besides, an early movie sounded great.
She patiently explained that parties never start 'til ten.
Could we go to a show that started late?
The very thought of starting out so late brought on a yawn.
By ten o'clock my energy is spent.
And later shows have longer lines and noisy high school kids.
We graciously agreed and off we went.
The hero in the film we suffered through was typical,
His shirt was off before the second reel.
One car chase, one near fatal fall, a run-in with some thugs
Had only caused to punctuate his zeal.
The heroine, drawn into this adventure just by chance,
Presumably preferred her dresses tight.
She loathed the grimy hero, made that clear throughout the day,
Apparently she changed her mind that night.
We got back home at 1:00 a.m. both bleary-eyed and proud,
We sacrificed to strengthen family ties.
And then we saw the note, "Dear Mom and Dad,
The party's down the street at Margie Fry's."
About This Story's Author:
Linda Sultan's work has been published in The Baltimore Sun, Welcome Home, Light, and a variety of other magazines and newspapers. She is the winner of a national poetry award. Ms. Sultan lives in Virginia with her husband and their dog, Cleo. You can order her book, Family Life & Other Strife, through Amazon!
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