My Little Life

In case you didn't know...he passed. And...newest news...he has his own car! It's a joint effort...his dad paid for the car, but we are carrying insurance. Pretty sure we're gettin' the shaft with that deal. Photos of new car to come at a later date...but, here he is (look close) driving all alone for the very first time. (I was so paparazzi-ish with these! He totally ducked into the car to try to escape my camera...) Yes, I will totally admit that I pooped my pants when I saw his number pop up on caller ID about 10 minutes after he left. Turns out he was just telling me the flower shop was closed. Silly mom.

A couple of weeks ago, I sent out a desperate tweet. I was in a conundrum and I didn't know what to do (and, you know, Twitter is the best parenting expert, so of course I went there first...). The Pal, who is 15, wanted to go on a date. With a girl. By themselves. To a movie. Of course, my immediate reaction was a quick and hasty, "No. You're too young.", after all, it was just yesterday that I was changing his diapers and rocking him to sleep, right? His question got me thinking, tho. I started to reconsider my knee-jerk response and to question whether or not he really was "too young". So, I sent out a text to my big brother and to the Pal's dad...they, too, had immediate responses. Only, they were not the same as mine! GAH !! You mean, could I *gasp* possibly (the horrors!!!) be wrong (why, I never...)?!?!?! Almost instantaneously I received responses like, "LET HIM GO!!!" (Yes, all caps...well, okay, not really, but I interpreted it like ...

I was discussing "girlfriends" with my teenager the other day. He's 14. He's had one "girlfriend" (if you can count one week of no contact, no talking, no nothin', as having a "girlfriend"). Here's our conversation: Me: "Do you have a girlfriend?" He: "Nope." Me: "Well, good. And, I'm gonna give you a piece of advice." He: "What's that?" Me: "Stay away from 14 year old girls. They're crazy." He: *shaking head, chuckling* Me: "I'M SERIOUS!! They are! I know you'll never believe me, but I used to be a 14 year old girl once. And trust me...14 year old girls are crazy. Just stay away from them." He: *laughing* "Okay! But, what will you tell Belle when she's 14? That 14 year old boys are crazy?" Me: "Oh, no. Nope. Not at all. I'll tell her; 'Belle, leave the boys alone. You don't realize it yet, but you're crazy right now. It'll...