Thursday, March 25, 2010

what does it all mean?

Feb. 16, 2007 - Okay ...
I'm trying to be understanding of my son's recent leap into those now termed 'tween' years ... I understand and have been more flexible than I would have thought myself to be ... punk and rap music (they actually have Christian Rap and Christian Punk music) ... maybe dropping sports for the spring so he has more time to hang with his friends... haircuts have become a thing of the past (hair is still short now, but the intent of the heart invovled is to let it get long) ... everyone is a "dude" and things that are fun, enjoyable, nice, stylish are now 'tight' ... a move to having his own bathroom downstairs is on the horizon ... wanting to spend more time with friends than parents is a reality
and I am surprisingly comfortable with all of th is ...
until this morning.
On this beautifully sunny morning my handsome fella announced that he would no longer be wearing any clothing that is not black (great ... now I will be the focus of the co-op dress code). He had obviously been thinking about this for a while because he noted all the clothes he has that are black,one sweatshirt, one pair of jeans, and wanted to know when he could take his money(further proof he's been considering this awhile) and go shopping for new clothes (this from the child who will dig ditches, literally, to not have to go shopping!
Having just asked the advice of Blogless Leigh yesterday on the matter of dealing with this newfound attitude (not related to clothing, but rather a heart issue) ... her reaction was to not over-react. I think I managed to keep this in check ... but this is not easy!
I'm not a showtunes kinda girl, but somehow the song,
"Sunrise, Sunset" keeps booming through my mind this morning ... along with the sounds of screetching breaks ...
what does it all mean????

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