Last night was going to be a rare Friday occurrance. My son and I were going to have a nice night together. Dinner. Movie. Family time. Normally, he is with his dad on Friday nights, so because of a schedule change, I was excited for my Friday night. BUT life occurred and plans changed. My son requested going to a youth group event. It wasn't just any old youth group event, it was an event his girlfriend was at. Yes. I said girlfriend. (whole 'nother long post) Granted, I think when you are 11 years old a girlfriend just means someone you fancy and like hanging out with at school....maybe you hang out at their locker every now and then. I don't think he's even had his first kiss yet.
I digress.
As a parent, you always want your kid to get involved in things without being forceful about it. Over the years, I have gotten him involved in soccer, baseball, and recently football. I think football is going to stick (because it was his choice), every other sport I think he thought was more ME wanting him to be involved in it than HIM actually wanting to. But it seems like the friends he made during football season, aren't necessarily the friends he hangs out with in school. 6th grade kids are strange like that. (Middle school - a whole 'nother post in itself.) So whether he was invited by his girlfriend or not, at least he was invited AND decided to go...
...which made this mom proud.
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