Well... I scratched that rendition of my parenting skills I had started to write about it. You hardly need to hear those ramblings in my head. Funny how when I start to talk about some of the difficulties I have had with getting my children to... school, for example... I start to feel like those listening are judging me. Maybe... because they have. But then I have to remind myself, I REALLY do not care. So truly not worth the effort to justify or explain anything! Because folks, if I am being judged... you have already lost the ability to understand me.
But where I did want this post to go is to remind to myself, today and in the future... that I am very proud of both my boys. I have seen an immense amount of maturity from them. They are going to school, with no problems... even though they do not exactly like... although Chance did say one day he liked school. That is big news coming from him. Being different, is hard. He did have a day he felt no one liked to play with him. He wondered if it was because he was big. He thinks and worries about much.
Jordan has a very, very intense load for a Senior. I am not talking about AP or Honors classes. I am talking about what he has to do to make it to the graduation line. It will be a challenge for him or any other 17 year old, but it is not beyond HIS capabilities... he is a world champion after all. If I told you all he has to do, it would send you spinning. Maybe when it is all said and done, and he has accomplished the monumental task, I will share.
This morning, I had a bit of a panic as Jordan drove Scott to the airport in the early hours, but had not made it back by the time school started. He should have. By 8:00 I texted him... he was at the school at Jazz band. I forgot. Tues and Thurs he will go early as he has been invited to participate. Unfortunately, no school credit given. But, it is another thing on his plate that he loves. Learning a new instrument, Bass Trombone. We all need some things we love in our life, as we do the things we do not love so much. The point is... he is taking a hold of his life and doing what needs to be done. No nagging from me. He got up, made himself breakfast before dawn, drove to the airport, then to school. His motivation is he wants the car to drive to his girlfriends tonight and did not want Scott to leave it at the airport. But... really, don't we do a lot of things out of motivation. So all good.
Chance has been flying through the homework. Getting to school ON TIME. Getting up without me reminding and reminding. We have a few moments. But overall, I am immensely proud.
Looks as if they will be ready when I take the early morning Anatomy class next semester. This class has been weighing heavily on my mind as to how I was going to do it with the boys. These first few weeks have eased my mind. We will manage just fine.
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