This Boy of Mine

He's only 11 and with a Gods grace he'll make to be an adult.These last couple of weeks have been very trying for me. My oldest has always been well mannered and always ontop of his game. But things are falling apart piece by piece. He has three detentions this week 1 for not doing his homework in more than one class.2nd was for not following school policies 3rd was for throwing a test in the trash becasue he didn't agree with his teacher checkin him for his bad behavior. I'm not the kinda Mom who lets things slip so needless to say he's been getting his ass tore up for the last couple of weeks and spending lots of time in his room. He's not the kind of kid you can take away his phone or games and he'll be sad. He's the kid who will entertain himself with a blank piece of paper in the dark. I laugh now but its not easy to steal his joy..except for the belt on his butt. The last incident was a mind blower. His teacher called the house and told me he wrote a story about a pervert snatching a little girl and doing bad things. I thought I was going to fall through the dame floor. What else had he written? Was he crazy? What does she think of me? Then I thought about Law and Order SVU and that dame Elliot and Olivia and not to mention my favorite Criminal Minds.. DAME DAME DAME. What have I done I love these shows and my oldest watches them with me. I'm feeling like a real bumb ass Mom. So I go to the school and pick up a copy of the story so I can see for myself. It was bad dont get me wrong but she made it seem much worse. I read it over and over again. The story talked about the cops catching the pervert by tracking down his license plate and how he hurt over 30 women and the police didn't want to release the information to the media. They want my son to see a couselor. I know this story was wayyyyy innapropriate but I was still missing something. So on my fourth time reading his story. I read the directions at the top which clearly states that this stroy needs to be based on YOUR daily life..WTF no wonder they want him to have a counselor.They think this story is about HIS life..now I'm smoking. I'm embarrised beyond belief he claims he didnt read the directions. he just started writing a story. I don't wanna believe him but I did the same thing alost 4 times and I'm a grown woman. I decided to document all the drama this boy puts me through so when he gets his stuff together and grows up to be a very successful man. I can read these wacked out entries and laugh. Tomorrow I get to explain to the couselor why I let my 11 yr old watch Law and Order SVU..dame..dame..dame..maybe I'll e-mail her

Gifted People Only

I can appreciate real God given talents. An acquired skill is something you can recognize from afar but a gift that somebody is born with it's undeniable.  I've heard people sing I've seen art come to life from a plain canvas. I've read stories that made me feel like I was there. I've watched people perform and some actually belong in the spotlight so that there gifts can be shared with the world. Sadly what I'm witnessing is the complete opposite. It seems like the world lives and thrives off the unauthenticated talent overnight born babies. While those with the true gifts and passion for there crafts aren't given the time of day. People see your talent and want to exploit you. My husband has the gift I'm talking about he does computer animation and graphic design and he does it with a passion and constantly upgrading his skills to stay on top of his game. But for some reason when people know what he can do they are blown away but in the same breath want to make up payment plans and barter deals. Talk about being robbed. How can you see great work and expect so little to be charged. It's a painful thing to watch and this isn't all the time but when it does happen it blows my mind. The work he puts out is really great and the lack of acknowlendgment by the world sometimes gets me reved up. So to all you poets/writers/singers/real gift people stay encouraged and know that sometimes your gift may go unnoticed by the world  but  you know what burns inside of you....It's called a God giving talent