Sometimes a photo tells a story.
And sometimes a photo tells a very different story from reality.
The photo I'm about to post is a lie. It's a big, huge lie.
Let me start from the beginning ... When Giant Eagle invited Alexis and me to join a little group at the Big Time Rush concert last week, it included access to the sound check and a meet and greet session. Alexis was aware of this detail of the event and was VERY, VERY excited about it.
Until it came time for the actual sound check.
I don't know why, but the short person turned into a giant jerk during the sound check. She was flustered and embarrassed and I don't even know what because there were BOYS. CUTE BOYS. ON THE STAGE. RIGHT THERE.
She kept hiding her face and asking to leave and generally just being a party pooper. But, whatever. FINE. I'm accustomed to her shenanigans.
But when it came time for the Meet and Greet, I put on my Bossy Pants. Alexis was trying to flee the scene, but I grabbed hold of her hand and drug her into that line and made her march her way all the way up to the band. Somewhere along the way I was able to loosen my death grip because Alexis figured out that it was a pretty fantastic opportunity. She very nearly walked up to the band all by herself, but then Kendall (Shut up. It's totally normal that I know their names.) shattered that moment of willful participation.
"Hi there, cutie!" he said to Alexis.
Alexis looked like she had been smacked upside the head with an Awesome Stick. She turned a very bright shade of red, ducked her eyes, and started to try to run away. She tried to run away with a level of determination usually saved for bears and rabid coyotes and animals who have developed opposable thumbs and who are chasing after you with a knife.
I grabbed her pants and yanked her backwards. I AM SUCH A GREAT MOTHER.
So if it looks like she's trying to run away in this photo and if it looks like I'm clutching her belt loop so that she can't escape, that's because that's EXACTLY what was going on.
But, you know, if I didn't know the back story, I would just think it's a photo of a cute kid with a cute boy band and with her very dorky mother who has terrible posture.
