What Does Mom Know
by Rosemary Williams
“What does mom know?”
Said every kid
Who thinks he knows more than his parents.
Whose sense of self
He owes to them
And his very life and appearance
“The troubles I have
Are new to folks
My old man couldn’t possibly get it.
I know more now
Than they knew then.
And I’m the one in this cesspit.
I’ve climbed in here
Against their advice
And knowing they wouldn’t approve.
But it has its perks,
I make my own choices!
To spite them, I decline to improve!”
ROSEMARY WILLIAMS
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February 4 2026: Day 177
In some it’s a stage. In some it’s personality. In some it’s just a spark of independence that must be exercised, but it seems every child goes through it (and with them, their parents!)
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