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Parents: 40 Thoughts You Have When They Visit

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Parents: 40 Thoughts You Have When They Visit
Victoria Johns

When parents come to visit you at school, many thoughts rush through your head before, during, and after the visit. Here are just a few.

Before they arrive:

1. I hope they bring snacks.

2. I wonder if mom made cookies.

3. They better be the shape kind from Pillsbury.

4. I hope they brought money to buy snacks.

5. Maybe they'll take me to Meijer to buy food.


6. Oh my gosh.

7. I need to clean the entire apartment in the next 20 minutes.

8. Crap. I haven't done laundry in three weeks.

9. Where can I put this laundry?

10. I hope they can find my apartment.

11. What are we even going to do when they get here?

12. I hope they don't expect me to have my life together.


When they arrive:

13. I missed them so much! Yay! They're here!

14. Oh no. They're here!

15. I hope they like the restaurant I picked.

16. I didn't plan anything for after lunch.

17. I should have planned something for after lunch.

18. Uggg. Not another dad joke.


19. They can be so annoying.

20. Why do I have to keep explaining how snapchat works?

21. I hope they want to go somewhere fun for dinner.

22. I should probably give my mom more hugs.

23. Oh my gosh they are so embarrassing!


24. Oh my gosh I am so embarrassing.

25. I bet everyone wished they were a part of our family.

26. We are so funny! Inside jokes for days!

27. I should take more pictures of us.

28. WOW our pictures are always so bad.

29. I should give my dad selfie lessons.


30. Oh no. He is not wearing another one of my school's shirts.

31. He must own 80 of them.

When they leave:

32. I miss them already!

33. I have so many problems I didn't get to talk about with my mom.

34. I hope they visit again soon.

35. When is Thanksgiving again?

36. I miss mom's cooking and watching the game with dad.

37. Maybe we'll have my favorite dish when I come home!

38. I can't wait to see them again.

39. They are so great.

40. I love them alot.


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