Bullied at Work!

This was another one of those weeks where I was wondering what I could possibly write about. Everything is normal/not exciting with my Invisalign, and honestly all I have done in the last seven days is work and sleep and stress about what I'm being for Halloween.
But then today as I was helping my mom pack up boxes to ship out, she made fun of me for asking a(n admittedly dumb) question.

Unbelievable! Here I am helping her and all I'm getting in return is mockery. It made me think, gee, most people don't work with their parents. Maybe this week's blog post is my chance to clue you all in on what it's really like to work with your mother. 

"Mom. Mom. Look. Mom. LOOK."

Most days, we use our morning and afternoon breaks to go for walks outside to get some fresh air and occasionally see wild turkeys. Sounds pretty nice, right?
Wrong.
A few months ago, on the first warm day we'd had since winter started, we decided to start our outdoor walking tradition again. My mom found a giant stick on the ground near the door. Instead of leaving it, and me, in peace, she decided it would be a good idea to pick it up and chase me across a field with it.

Run for your lives!

That of course, is nothing in comparison to the time she taped all of my office supplies together and left mean notes on my computer when I switched departments.

Even yesterday, while she helped me bubble wrap a bunch of stuff we had to ship out, I had to endure her relentless bullying. I taught her how to wrap it like it was a present, so the corners could be folded over easily and it could fit into a box without any problems.
In a baby-like voice she repeated back to me, "wrap it like a present!" because she couldn't do it right. I snapped this photo as evidence of her teasing:

wrap it like a present!

To be fair, she deals with me occasionally being a bully to her as well. Like the time I threw a cucumber slice at her instead of in the garbage.

Or the time I accidentally took a photo of her falling down and kept it forever.

And posted it on the internet

In all realness though, working with my mom is pretty awesome. Sure, there are days when I am super stressed and immediately snap at her because I'm technically allowed~ to. And yes, it is risky talking to her about anything embarrassing, because there is always the chance that she will mention it to one of our shared coworkers. But in the end, working with her is incredibly fun! I'll never forget the time she got a computer case that looked like something out of an action movie and she suggested posing for a photo.

I swear we get work done

Plus, she is always willing to share her lunch when I forget to bring one. And answer the millions of dumb questions I ask her on a daily basis. She even let me steal her blanket for the days when the AC is just too cold. What would I do without her?

As much as we constantly tease each other I have to say I am so happy to get to work with her. Sometimes we don't talk much during the day because we're both busy with whatever, but at the end of the day it's always nice to have my favorite coworker around!

This got cheesy real quick, so I think I'm going to end it here. Hopefully you got some laughs out of our antics; I certainly do every day.

Until next week!

Recommended Listening: Bright Side - Johnny Stimson