Impromptu Date
I bumped into an attractive single woman at the video store this past weekend. We chatted and flirted and I invited her over to watch a DVD. We sipped cocktails, started the movie, and before you knew it she was sleeping with me on the couch. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention – my kids were home.
Say what?!
I know, I know – I just wrote a post saying it’s a bad idea to hookup with a stranger when your kids are in the next room. Rest assured, I’m just being cheeky about this past weekend. It’s not as bad as it sounds.
You see, my son was with me at the video store, and the single woman I bumped into was a friend of mine. She’s met my kids in multiple settings, and has been over to our house several times for dinner or just to hang out. When we saw each other at the video store, I invited her to join us for an impromptu movie night. (I love being able to show my son how to have healthy friendships with women. Just invite her over to hang out!) She was happy to join us, and left my son and me to pick out the movie.
My son will soon turn 13, so of course he’d rather see R-rated movies rather than ones rated PG-13. And of course, I don’t let him. So while he played with the video store’s Guitar Hero setup, I looked for a movie we all could watch together.
I picked Ghost, with Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore.
“Have you seen this?” I asked my son.
He glanced over from the Guitar Hero screen. “No,” he said.
I texted my daughter. She hadn’t seen it either. Perfect.
Once we were home, my son took a better look at the DVD packaging, and realized he’d watched the movie already with his mom. When my friend came over, she of course had seen it too. But it’s a great movie, and we all figured we’d watch it again with my daughter once she showed up (she was out palling around with friends.)
I shook some Cosmos for my girl friend and me (I refuse to drink pink cocktails in a bar, so if a woman comes over and wants one, I’m totally game to shake a batch up. My Cosmopolitan recipe rocks.)
My daughter came home and checked out the DVD cover. “Oh, I’ve seen this,” she said. “I didn’t realize this was the movie you were talking about.”
Doh!
Still, Ghost is entertaining. We made popcorn, and all four of us squeezed on the couch and started the film. Thirty minutes in, my friend was snoring away – she’d had a rough week at work, and my patented Cosmo cocktail relaxed her completely.
By the end of the movie, she was awake again and totally fine to drive. We dried our tears (Ghost will do that to you), and she thanked us for a fun impromptu evening and headed home. My kids headed off for bed.
Then I invited a stranger over to hook up… haha, just kidding. (Cheeky, Dads.)
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Comment by Andrea
| March 16th, 2009
Very cheeky indeed! Sounds like a nice night though. I hate to admit I also love that movie (kind of like way you hate to admit you secretly love Dirty Dancing).
Great recipe, makes me thirsty.
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Comment by PhenomenalMama
| March 16th, 2009
It’s so great to have friends of the opposite sex, and being able to demonstrate to your kids that it’s a perfectly healthy part of adult life. :)
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Comment by krn
| March 16th, 2009
Loved the cheeky stuff. lol.
“Oooooh” on the pottery wheel scene, I remember it from Ghost well. Nice pick! It’s great she felt comfy enough to nap on the sofa with all three of you. If someone did this at our house, my eight year old boy might be tempted to inform my movie date that he passed gas while asleep. He’s at that lovely stage. *rolls eyes*
I don’t order pink drinks in public, either. They clash with my coloring.
Just kidding! Have a good week.
Comment by MindyMom
| March 16th, 2009
She must’ve been a pretty good friend to just cork off like that at your house! Either that or you make a very potent cosmo.
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Comment by Cathouse Teri
| March 16th, 2009
It’s true. Falling asleep at someone’s home is the ultimate expression of trust. It’s when you are most vulnerable.
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Comment by Canadian Bald Guy
| March 16th, 2009
Here’s a question for you.
How do you feel comfortable watching a movie with your kids when there’s a love scene/sex scene involved?
In this case, I’m referring to the pottery scene…which was extremely erotic. Does it make you uncomfortable at all? Does anybody squirm a little bit?
Comment by T
| March 16th, 2009
Ha! @ Canadian Bald Guy… My girls both say “EWWWW! Gross kissing!!” when there’s a kissing scene.
I remember being extremely uncomfortable with my parents when I was a teenager and there was a sex scene. I can’t even imagine how they felt.
Sounds like a great evening. I agree on the healthy friendships with the opposite sex. I have a few male friends who love hanging out with me and the kids. It’s always a fun relaxing evening…
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Comment by mama llama
| March 16th, 2009
Now, you see? Those are the kinds of evenings I really live for right now. And nothing wrong with it…two friends enjoying time together–could be two women, could be two men (although the movie would probably instead be sports) or a man and a woman.
SO nice to see that. Thanks, Dads. I needed that today (sigh).
Be well.
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Comment by Cathouse Teri
| March 16th, 2009
My children are 27, 24 and 21. They are still uncomfortable when watching a movie with me and a steamy sex scene comes on. I don’t think that will change. :)
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Comment by notasoccermom
| March 16th, 2009
haha you got me! I wondered why I had never been approached in the video store- maybe it is because I use Netflix.. but still.
Nice story, and Ghost rocks!
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Comment by Laura
| March 16th, 2009
Sounds very cool! And I am trying to teach my kids that lesson too :)
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Comment by dadshouse
| March 16th, 2009
Steamy sex scenes are not something I’ve watched with my kids. The pottery wheel in Ghost is erotic, but it’s more symbolic of them building this tall slippery wet phallus together. My daughter is taking ceramics right now, and has been working the wheel, so we asked if any boys in her class help her out like that. Haha. My son is not yet 13, so we just tell him that until he hits that magic age, I have to provide parental guidance (whatever that means!)
There was another scene in Ghost where the creepy friend spills coffee on his shirt, then takes it off. One of my kids asked why he took his shirt off like that. Hell, I don’t know. He’s creepy? I thought the goal of every guy was to get her shirt off, not his own! (At least that would be my goal if I was in an apartment with Demi Moore)
I will be watching Fargo with my daughter sometime soon. That will be interesting…
Comment by Mark
| March 16th, 2009
Sounds like a nice night. Great movie!
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Comment by Melany
| March 16th, 2009
Sounds like a good evening :)
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Comment by The Exception
| March 16th, 2009
Love it!!
When I worked at a summer camp we took a bunch of girls into town and watched Ghost. They loved it as did I… but then I am a fan of that crazy woman that sees ghosts, dances with nuns… Whoopy!! It’s all fun.
Fargo, now that is a trip!
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Comment by Janet
| March 16th, 2009
Aww, that sounds fun. And I agree, you have to be pretty comfortable to fall asleep at someone else’s house.
Although….I am a bit of a lightweight when it comes to drinks. The Cosmo may have done it for me too! :)
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Comment by NewSingleMama
| March 16th, 2009
Haha!
Nice story. And I love your recipe.
Glad you found my blog because I’m going to enjoy reading yours :)
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