Monday, November 2, 2009
Confessions of a TwiMom
My daughter was parading around in her Halloween costume the other night (a vampire of course) when she announced “I’ve come for you Edward! Now, take my mother!” it was all I could do to stifle my laugh and say, “Yes Edward, take me!” I started to wonder what effect my Twilight/Rob obsession was having on my children…
My 15 year old read the Twilight series in a month. Thank goodness it was summer, because I would find her up reading at 3am. At the risk of sounding like a child psychologist, the books allowed us to have those mother/daughter talks about relationships and sex. She too thinks Rob is the hottest thing on two legs right now and we swoon over the newest pics together…as long as her friends aren’t around.
My 12 year old is indifferent. She couldn’t “get into” the books, and only watched the movie once. She does, however, find Taylor “hot” and happily accepts any Taylor posters I offer. Both are completely mortified by my obsession. They are tired of explaining to their friends why the living room is currently decorated with New Moon posters and a cardboard cut out Robward. My daughter begged me, as I was watching Rob on Ellen on my iPhone, to stop stalking Rob!
My 8 year old, on the other hand, has become my enabler. She scopes out the magazines at the grocery checkout: “This one has Rob in it, Mom”. We buy Teen Bop and Tiger Beat magazines: “Here’s a Rob poster for you Mom”. If I’m looking particularly stressed: “Do you want to watch Twilight, Mom?”
This has also led to some interesting discussions at our home. My husband was not amused when he inquired as to my whereabouts and my 8-year-old informed him, “Mom’s having her alone time with Rob” (I was on the computer), or “why do you like Rob’s face dirty?” ( she was referring to scruff). And this question,”Mom, would you divorce Dad if Rob wanted to marry you?” which I tactfully evaded by explaining I would never meet Rob because he’s in LA.
So, should I worry that my 8 year old only wants a New Moon t-shirt if Jacob is shirtless? The experts say: No. Fascinations with movie and book characters is normal for children. But, what about their mothers?
LMAO!!! At least you can sqquuuueee with your older daugher!
My kids are too young to get it, lol.
Awww, awesome post Smom
Your daughters sound super cute! Believe it or not, I know plenty of moms who have to hide their Twilight love. Quite sad and makes things very difficult for them.
Your daughter, is freakin' adorable. And even with your Rob(sten)session you're a really, really good mom. I think your 8-year-old is awesome, and your older girls will look back when they're adults and get warm feelings about you being Robsessed. Totes.
Love this post Soccermom! Can totally relate! I love this " If I'm looking particularly stressed: "Do you want to watch Twilight, Mom?"
Gosh, don't worry about it, I had the Hots for Mr. Darcy for years..:) didn't warp me, my husband doesn't look anything like Colin Firth.
(Darn!)
But I don't hide my obsession, my daughter got me into it, I try to blame her, but a Siamese Cat fancier friend of mine in Texas was really at fault, she sent me all four books after she read them so she could have a buddy to obsess about Rob with. I watched Twilight for the time with my 10 year old grandson.., we were on his Mom's bed and she had a HUGE poster of Rob on the back of her bedroom door. He caught me eying him and got this worried look on his face. After a few minutes of silence he said.."Grandma, are you in love with Rob Pattinson?" He frowned and said.."He's much too young for you, you know!" I thought I was smart and said.."Ah…but Edward was born 4 years before my Dad!" He just frowned again and didn't follow it up then. About 2 months later I was taking care of him and his sister for the weekend and as I was cooking dinner he suddenly exclaimed.."Grandma..you KNOW that Edward is way too old for you!" I almost dropped the pasta!
Great post Smom! Mine doesn't have any older influences siblingwise, so she has NO interest in Rob, Edward, Taylor, Jacob or Twilight in general. So, that's why I squee with you instead! haha
Mom's having her alone time with Rob. You were on the computer….alone…and… LMAO!! JK <3
Mine does ask if I would marry Rob if I could. I too try to avoid that sticky question by changing the subject quickly. haha
And I'll say it again. I lover her costume! She made such a cute vamp!
Yeah Smom! Great post. BTW- I was in the store when 8 year old said she wanted the shirtless Jacob picture T shirt. I gave her a high five and said – that's my girl! Exactly what a good aunt should say right? Ha ha. Trust me, Smom has the most well adjusted children around.
XOXO
IfOnly
aww smom that is so cute! ur daughter is all kinds of awesome, love her costume btw. your story makes me warm and fuzzy
Hey, thanks for the blog, I too am a Twimom… robsessed.
I too have two daughters and a son who I have tainted with my love for the twilight saga, and worse yet a 24 year old boy (or is that 109), each way a slight age difference!!!
My two year old son knows the twilight movie by heart and has been known to act a scene or two out without the movie even on. One day the sun was burning him in the car and he was complaining. I said the sun is burning you, that is just like a vampire, and he said no, the sun makes me sparkle….
I am not sure if it is healthy, but it is fun…
Kelly, twimom
Awww your daughter sounds just like mine,lol. We are the same way except now she has gone to the Taylor side of things,lol. So I'm for Edward all by myself now but we are constantly showing each other different Twilight things on the net. My 3 girls and I went to see New Moon together and had the best time, so works as a great bonding experience.
Kathy
I'm 45 and can relate to everything here…I'm obessesed with Rob….I have over a 1,000 pics of him on my computer….my husband thanks I'm reliving my teen years,lol…..and he can't see why I have the hots for this guy….he says he's too skinny. I see it!
When life gets me stressed, I pop my Twilight dvd in and escape,lmao
I'm also 45 and love this article…..I too can relate. My 25 year old daughter and I love Twilight and Rob…except I love Rob more. My daughter says I act like a schoolgirl at the metion of his name. We even went to the Twilight convention last summer together. My husband of 26 years says I'm lusting for a boy. Which is really funny since he's was the same age Rob is now when I married him.
Yes, I'm a robaoholic and proud of it.
i to am a 43 yr old mom and totally robsessed, especially with the latest vanity fair pics( so hot) my 15 yr old daughter got me reading the books this past june and i could not put them down. i read them all in 1 week. i am def more obsessed than she is at this point. while reading the books, my stomach would flip flop not knowing what was coming next. i've since lost 17 pounds. do i sound crazy? i hope not.
i can understand all of you this movie has change my life too, it makes me feel alive again becouse i was very depressed for a long time i didn´t believe in anything especially in love. i´m a single mom of 9th years old girl she is wonderful with my obssetion but she is too young to realease some things fortunatly I´m not alone i share this emotion with a young coworker who became my best friend, we read at the same time the books, i felt specially conected with this story becouse it remaid me to my ex, the words, the passion everything i not sure that it´s healthy but after all Edward and Bella show me that love could lasted for ever. sorry if i made some writting mistakes i am from Bolivia.
…What?
You're what, forty five or so, and you have an appalling teenage obsession with a fiction character?
What is wrong with you?
It might be one thing if the Twilight series was good…but it's not. It's a terrible, horrible series and you're obsessed with a fictional stalker and his poor actor.
I feel so bad for your eight-year-old. I just want to hand her a copy of Artemis Fowl or something. I completely understand your older daughters' mortification at their mother's obsession, because it…well, to be quite honest, it's really embarrassing, even to read about. And I don't even know you!
Sigh.
Do yourself a favor and go pick up a good book and a therapist. This type of obsession cannot be healthy.
Your daughters will avoid you like the plague when they're older. You're going to die alone and only a third of your family will be at the funeral.
That was terrible, what's fucking wrong with everyone here?
"Adorable"? She's a grown woman who obsesses over some younger actor when she has three fucking kids.
Jesus Christ this is just awful, and I weep for your husband.
While other parents are reading some intelligent, thought provoking stuff, you're masturbating over Twilight with your daughters?
I think you should be more concerned about the fact your 8 year old considered it possible that you would seek a divorce over an actor. If your obsession is that bad, it is a sign that you need to back off before things get worse or your husband decides to leave you.
I weep for the future of humanity. Why on earth are pushing these books onto your DAUGHTERS?! Do you want them to date abusive boyfriends?
PS: You do realize your precious rpattz is Anti-twilight too, right? He said, and I quote: "This woman is mad, she's completely mad, and she's in love with her own fictional character," about SMeyer after reading twilight.
Check out my Twilight comic.
http://www.twilightcomic.com
You people are mad! I'm a teen girl and honestly…why the hell are you people obsessed with a FICTIONAL character? I understand having a crush on a fictional character is okay…but HONESTLY?!?! I'm losing faith in humanity.
Okay.
I'm not gonna preach about the Twilight Series' many flaws. However, I feel that your obsession is very disturbing.
Two of your daughters completely mortified about your'stalking'of Robert Pattinson/Edward Cullen. Please understand, you are a grown woman and thus (as a leading figure in your children's lives) are influencing them to believe that stalking is A-Okay.
I really also want to point out that there ARE other books that can be read which are much better then the Twilight series. Find them and encourage your girls to read them.
Not only that, but your youngest has been influenced by you, to the point of 'only wanting a New Moon t-shirt if Jacob is shirtless'. Now, shoot me if I'm wrong, but isn't that sort of thing a bit too old for an eight year old? I mean, a half-naked MAN on her shirt?! I'm sorry, but that is the perfect of example of the media helping to expose young children to sexual situations.
I agree, it is normal for children to obsess over a book or movie. However, there are limits. And as you are not child and toeing the line between 'fandom' and 'complete obsession', I think it is my moral duty to inform you and your poor husband that if you do fall over the edge into complete obsession that there are ways to get help. But this is just in case, I don't mean to offend you.
And to you commenters who are saying that this situation is 'cute'- that's just sick and twisted.
I agree with whomever commented on March 27. I am losing faith in humanity.
are you kidding me? How can you be obsessed with this crappy series. You are in love with a fictional character played by an actor THATS OLD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR SON. That's creepy. You need to get a life. I seriously weep for your daughters. it's embarassing for me to even read this and I don't even know you. You are pathetic.
That's it, I'm going to mars. Did someone spray hallucinogens on the books or something?
Do you really want a bunch of screwed up kids? That's where you're heading.