I got a call from the school
yesterday – Brendan has been skipping classes again, and when he is in
class, he seems distracted. I’m worried this is the influence of a few new
friends he’s made. He’s breaking away from being my little boy and trying to be
something he’s not, to project this ‘cool’ image, I find.
His teacher says there may be a
girl involved, and I have no idea how to approach the subject with him. I may
just wait for his father. Gordon has been working later and later nights (or
maybe it only feels that way, with the sun setting earlier) and it seems
there’s never a good time to talk to him. He comes home, we have dinner, I do
the dishes, and by the time I have a moment to breathe, he’s fallen asleep.
Really, though, what would I know
about a boy’s infatuation? If the cause for this is a girl he’s trying to
impress, I really don’t know what I could say to make him behave.
Just thinking about it has left
me drained. I may take a walk and then turn in for an early night.
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