Actor in the Making

Today Tyler had play practice all day and I learned what the tight knot in the pit of a mother's stomach feels like. You see up until now I have been the greatest thing to him. Eating lunch with me was never uncool, he still waves at me in front of his friends and is never afraid to give me a hug in the middle of a big crowd. Well, I think those days are coming to an end. My boy is growing up! Today he informed Travis and me that he did not want to eat lunch with us but would rather go across the street with his "thespian" friends. Yes, thespians-theatre folks- not the other... (dirty minds). I fought it at first, and then realized that he was not trying to be rude or disrespectful, just growing up. So with tears in our eyes Travis and I took our lunch and went home. I called mom to ask how to handle this man size knot that I knew would not go away until he was about 30. Fortunately she had the best answer of all- PRAYERS. I see now why my mother has bad knees, she must have spent half my life on her knees. (wink) I will go on teaching him right from wrong, but I can not be beside him at every decision I must pray that he makes the right choices, and when he doesn't pray that he learns from it. WOW! Changing diapers and sleepless nights seem easy when looking at the future!