SMK's
oldest, SoccerBoy, is graduating this weekend and I'm just as
emotional as if he were my own son. This is the boy who has spent
the last twelve years running in and out my house. Spending nights
and days on end, eating me out of said house and home, always saying
please and thank you, and never drinking my last green tea. He has
been The Transporter's constant companion, from the sandbox with
sippy cups, to gaming buddy, nerf-war team-mate, Pokemon trader,
run-to-7-11 for snacks and stay up all night with friend. He's
always been around. He's leaving.
Summer
job beckons, and he'll be out of town during the week. Then he's off
to school over two hours away, on a much deserved soccer scholarship.
He'll be GONE. I can't imagine our house without him. We gave up
on knocking years ago, so I'll be doing something, door opens, no one
seeks me out, and next thing I know, there's a deep-voiced, almost so
tall he has to duck into rooms, friendly boy hanging out. Note to
self: double what you're making for dinner.
We
have certain rules about friends being over when we're gone. He's
always the exception. “Well no friends except SoccerBoy, of
course.” He IS exceptional. It's not often these days that you're
blessed with your son's best friend being a (now) man of integrity
and tremendous work ethic, who encourages those with slightly less
ambition to DO stuff. “C'mon, let's clean up your room. Your mom
will be happy and I can fit a chair in here and actually sit down.”
“Dude! Do your laundry! I can't find the headphones!”
SoccerBoy,
I wish you all the best as you begin the next chapter in you life.
My door is always unlocked for you, I'll probably have some left-over
pizza, and your favorite burrito filling. Thanks for the years of
joy and fun you've brought to our house. Aim high, travel safe, and
let yourself in when you're home visiting.
~Tina
P.S If you don't know who SMK is, check out the nicknames tab above.
~Tina
P.S If you don't know who SMK is, check out the nicknames tab above.
12 comments:
it sounds like a grand time around the madness... congrats to him and always keep a tissue handy. people will make you want to cry, they will see the good things in him and that is cause of good parenting.
the world is yours, now see it from your eyes.
Congratulations to a young man who sounds like your second son. And I bet he thinks you're his second mom.
I had similar days but with my daughters' friends. Now they're well into adulthood. Its interesting to see where they go with their lives.
Hugs and chocolate,
Shelly
How wonderful for your son to have such an upstanding best friend, and how lucky for him to have a loving and appreciative second family and home.
It has been my experience with my own sons best friends...they do come back and that makes the homecoming that much sweeter.
Sue CollectInTexasGal~Today's Post~
Oh My Moon and Stars or An Intellectual Pursuit of a Politically Incorrect Pile of Poop
"dude, do your laundry! i can't find the headphones."
that's awesome.
oh, and i'm following you now. i thought i had been? apparently not. but i fixed it. so. yay.
I really hope my kids have at least one friend like this. And I loved the Dude do your laundry comment!
I should be more like him. Whenever I go stay with a friend, their room will go from perfectly clean to the floor being completely hidden under our stuff. I don't know why or how it happens. I always keep my stuff put away at home.
Your house definitely sounds like a place he'll want to come home to!
We should all be so blessed as to have such wonderful friends in our kids' lives. You're very lucky. My son has a couple of good friends, and hope he keeps them, but a strong bond over a long period of time is rare. Sounds like they'll be friends for life.
Hi Tina .. gosh he sounds like one wonderful lad, now man entering the world well tuned in.
So great that he's good at soccer too and has got that entrance to school .. at least it's only two hours away and not miles.
I bet the Transporter will be missing him hugely .. and what a wonderful post to read ..
You will too I can hear that .. cheers and this post will remind you of those times together - Hilary
Congratulations to Soccer Boy! And kudos to you for having such a wonderful, warm and welcoming home!
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