GOAT TALES #09
LISA WALKER - FOUNDER, EIR WOMAN
01 MAY 2024, WRITTEN BY JACKIE BARON
Laugh Out Loud: Share a hilarious or face-palm moment you've had with your teen son that still makes you chuckle or shake your head in disbelief. That typical teen-moment or habit!
We just spent the school holidays in Japan. Being a teen boy, he ran off with a friend at TeamLabs Planet…and next thing you know he took a spill in a dark hallway. I found him about an hour later lying on the floor in one of the exhibit rooms, looking at the ceiling with a ‘sore wrist’. As a mum you try and do all the right things – take him to the medic, try to get him to see a doctor and eventually I simply wrapped his wrist and put it in a splint. Of course he refused the doctor or hospital as it ‘didn’t hurt’. 10 days later when the lump hadn’t disappeared, we ended up in emergency back in Sydney and it turns out it was broken. Not just a little broken. Completely snapped.
The Teenage Perspective: Living with a teenager can be like riding a roller coaster in the dark. What's one challenge you've faced while living with your teen son, and how did you turn it into a positive experience?
I’m still learning. Living with a teenage boy certainly has its challenges, but the biggest one for me is losing the little boy that was always holding my hand. Being the person at the centre of his universe. It happens so quickly and is a big adjustment. He is craving his independence, but is still a kid on the inside. Instead I get this grumpy, slightly smelly boy who assumes I do everything wrong. Every now and again though I manage to break through his shell and get a laugh. It makes my day.
The Ultimate Collaboration: Imagine you're launching a special Neon Goat product inspired by your journey as a parent to a teen son. What would it be, and what story would it tell?
It would be a product that you can say in a monosyllable. Preferably a megaphone for me to use so that I don’t have to shout over headphones!
Time-Travel Tips: If you could step into a time machine and visit your teenage self, what cheeky piece of advice would you give yourself about navigating the future, especially knowing what you do now about business and life?
It would honestly be: Your life will surprise you. Go with it. Take each opportunity. There will be hardships, joy, grief and everything in-between, but it will make you a stronger person and lead you to where you need to be.
Shared Passions: What's an activity or hobby you love doing together with your teen son that brings out the 'cool' in both of you, Neon Goat style?
There is nothing in this world that I could do that he would say makes me cool. Although I do now have a mini Convertible which I know his friends love.
The 'Goat' Legacy: If your teen son were to take over Neon Goat for a day, what innovative or outrageous product do you think he would create, and why?
He loves Neon Goat, but he’d probably make a bigger spray and turn it into a One Piece character.
Navigating the Teen Terrain: Teens are known for their mood swings and monosyllabic responses. What's your secret to getting your teen son to open up and engage in meaningful conversations, especially about life and your business?
I’m happy to take any tips!
Lisa is co-founder of Eir Women, supplements designed for women over 40 to help you feel like you, again. Like you, we’re real women, living full lives in mid-life, determined to live with vitality and joy.
@eirforwomen
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