Hello and good morning! Kelly Gendron here— Romance Author of Satisfying The Curse— I'll be popping in and out today to discuss my latest release. What— You've never heard of me? I'm rather new to the whole romance book scene. My first book was released in February, my second in March, and my most recent in the beginning of this month. I've been busy. Not only am I a writer, I'm a wife, a sister, a daughter, and a nurse. Oh, (slap to the knee) that's gotta be why you've never heard of me, I've been so busy trying to fill all of those shoes. Did I forget to mention, I'm a Mom too? Because a writer is somewhat of an open book, I thought in celebration of the coming holiday, Mother's Day, I'd offer you a glimpse of that part of me — here is just a couple minutes of it…
The other day, I was driving in the car with my 17-year-old son. He turns to me and asks, "Hey, Mom, how do I really woo a girl?"
I glance over at him. He's handsome— six-foot, lean and all muscles. Truly, I'm not partial. He's a good-looking kid. We've had this conversation before, and I know my little man is currently wooing three girls at the same time. His theory: he's young, so it's okay. He rationalizes that when he's older, married with kids, he won't be able to do it. I roll my eyes at the excuse, wondering if I've created a little ladies' man, a player of all plays. Oh, no (slap to the forehead) Is this were it all begins?
Anyway, not to get off the subject, I tell him the usual. "Listen to them, tell them they're pretty, and always be conscious of their feelings."
He says, "Yeah, yeah, I do all that. But I really like this girl.”
They just can’t help it, once more, my eyes roll. “Which one,” I ask.
He pulls out his phone. “You gotta see her, Mom. She's beautiful. I'm talking about no make-up beautiful, just out of the shower, first thing in the morning beautiful.”
Aww… that's kinda sweet! Perhaps I haven't created a player after all. I glance over at the picture on his phone. Yep, she's pretty. He looks up at me and I can tell he's serious. He wants an answer. And, because we have a "tell all" relationship, I give him my best spur-of-the-moment tell. “Girls like guys that smell good, dress good and that are confident, not cocky, but definitely confident. It doesn’t matter how good-looking you are,” (because he's a little heartbreaker, I always stress this) “Looks alone will not woo a girl. The really good ones, they require more than just something nice to look at. You have to work at it.” This is a double standard because the girl he's chasing is beautiful but is she deserving of my little boy? My thoughts must have been obvious. This time, he rolls his eyes at me.
I smile… and, of course, I leave out the bit about the alpha male, those dominant and misbehaving men that with just a glance know how to woo us to our knees. Yes, my little man, he's still in training. I'm certainly not about to "tell all" and give him the keys to Pandora's box. In fact that's something he'll need to find out all on his own. Thankfully he has no desire to read any of the books Mom writes, or reads, for he just might discover that little box sooner rather than later.
Why can’t they play with that creepy jack-in-the-box and just stay young forever!
A mother is not a person to lean on but a person to make leaning unnecessary.
– Dorothy C. Fisher (1879-1958)
Happy Mother's Day!
Kelly Gendron
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