There is a pot of black bean soup simmering on the stove. No, it isn't quite soup weather yet, but it's my son's favorite. It's FULL of red pepper, salsa, garlic, onions and of course, black beans.
Poor kid has a change of season cold. Last night, he and I stayed up past one, talking. It reminded me of when he was small and he had asthma attacks. He couldn't sleep, and I couldn't - we'd stay up all night watching Ghost Busters over and over, and when it started getting light, I'd make butter-blob toast for him.
Last night, we talked about the future. He's a senior in high school this year. He's torn between being an auto tech and going into fire and rescue. By the end of our conversation, he had decided to do both. And he told me who his heroes were: his friend, Robert, and my father. He says he wants to make something of himself, but it wasn't what he said so much as the way he said it that showed me he already is something. He's responsible, caring, sweet...and still, somewhere in all that tall blondness, is my little boy.
I know moms are supposed to be feel all proud of their sons, and if this sounds like bragging - it probably is. I love him SO much.
5 comments:
First what is butter-blob toast? The soup sounds sooo good. When I was young i didn't think I would know what to do with a baby boy, but now that I am older I wish I had one. I have two daughters and wouldn't trade them of course. Your son sounds very level headed, something to be proud of. Paula
ah, butter blob toast is white bread with squares of butter in all 4 corners. you brown it under the broiler, and it is good! my mom used to make that for us when we were small. we'd dip it in our coffee (she started us on coffee at a young age, bet there were times she wished she hadn't). my son loves it, still.
My grandad did that with me when I was knee high to a grasshopper...coffee and buttered toast hmmmm. I think no matter what age our sons get to we can always see the "little" boy in them all...Sandi http://journals.aol.com/sdoscher458/LifeIsFullOfSurprises
Nothing wrong with that! Sounds like a good kid!
Lori
thats so cool that ur son is still communicating with you! so many teenagers shun their parents. i hope my daughter will still come and tell me her innermost thoughts when she's that age...!
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