My son, Austin, age 12, 6th grader, is talking about relationships in Health. He brought home a worksheet for class that I was supposed to work on with him. He would answer the questions with what he thought was a good answer and then get my answer for comparison.
One of the questions was: At what age do you think it’s okay to start dating?
Thinking myself the clever Mom, I answered ‘after you’ve finished college, have a job and your own place’.
Without skipping a beat, looking at me with big puppy dog eyes and a mile-wide grin my son responds,
‘But, Mom, how can I afford my own place if I don’t have a girlfriend to pay for it?’
I was speechless… so much for thinking so well of myself!
My son is a little shyster and loves to get my goat and he certainly got me on this one!
