Lately there have been many jokes about sending Tayer to boarding school. Conversations about “if” he does not get into the school my older kids go to where he will end up. There are talks of his potential career in politics, or him becoming the next RuPaul. He is confident, persuasive, flamboyant, fashionable, and intense. Whatever he does he will do it well. (All I can hope is that it’s legal)
I was sitting out front watching the children all play on their various wheeled devises. Tayer, per usual (well about 49% of the time), was being a jerk to everyone else. “Idol hands” as his Dad likes to say or basically just Tay gets bored, or uncomfortable, or hungry, or sad, or his feelings hurt, or ANYTHING and he becomes an asshole to everyone around. So, he was being an asshole and I sent him inside. I’m pretty sure I said “you’re being an asshole, go inside until you can be kind” because, good parenting.
So I sat smuggly proud of that awesome parenting moment. I won. He went inside, see what happens when you mess with this Momma!
And, as I reminded myself of how totally bad ass a parent I am I looked up at the giant picture window that leads into my living room…
Which perfectly framed the 9-year-old boy walking across it…
The 9-year-old boy walking across with such a calm fluid confident stride…
That confident stride with the perfectly well practiced “fuck you” face of a anger teenager…
The “fuck you” face that lead down to…
The double middle finger.
There was so much confidence there. So much swagger. I could not be mad. I giggled (he had passed and had no idea I saw). The other kids asked me what I was laughing about and I had no answer… I texted his Dad “you wont believe what Tay just did…”. This kid gives us a wild ride and I am sure his confidence will serve him well later in life so long as we are able to steer it in the right direction. For now he will keep us on our toes and challenge us at every turn…
Oh Orangie children….
A reminder of how cute he was.. before he learned his middle finger skills….
Seven Wild And Free 