Kate Phillips: Stanley tumblers and face rollers. The ridiculous trends my teen’s convinced me to try

I’ve finally reached cool mum status. At least in my daughter’s eyes. Not in a Mean Girls way. But in a willingness to embrace stupid trends way. Earlier this month, I bought Stanley (cough, cough — knock off) tumblers. One for her and one for me. If you don’t know what they are, you’re lucky. And you probably don’t have tweens or teens. Essentially, it’s a giant stainless steel mug. So giant, it looks ridiculous. And so giant it’s almost impossible to finish or hold. Yet, everyone (who is cool) has one. Well, according to my daughter anyway. And she’d know, because she’s the one who convinced me to buy them. Sadly, it’s not the first time this has happened. I’ve found having an impressionable teenager has allowed me to act like one again. And my daughter knows this. Every time we go shopping, she convinces me that we “have to have” the latest trend. Sure, not all of them are as ostentatious as a giant tumbler. But most of them are as stupid. From fidget rings and flares, to LED face lights and facial rollers — we’ve bought (cough, cough — knock offs) and tried them all. While it’s fun, I know it’s frivolous and I need to put a stop to it. Like, now. But first, a toilet break. Because for the first time I’ve actually managed to drink all of the water in my oversized tumbler. Which unfortunately means for the 15th time, I’m headed back to the loo.