As a parent sometimes, make that most of the time, we don’t know if we are making headway with our children. Last night, I got to have one of those shining moments when I could say that one of my children had finally made a major step into maturity, becoming one of those people I had hope and prayed he would become one day.
With this particular child all hasn’t been smooth in the past six years. That really is an understatement. It has been as rough as the ocean during a hurricane at certain times. But last night he came home from a wedding rehearsal and said he was thinking of going to the bachelor party. We had already discussed him going earlier, both of us thinking it might not be a good idea because of some of his issues. But his friends wanted him to attend. I didn’t tell him he couldn’t go even when he asked, I just reminded him of what he had to lose if he didn’t behave. He told me he had decided to going only for a few minutes just to say hello. I said nothing and listened to him leave.
I heard his truck going down the street and said a prayer that he “just say no.” Less than a minute later I heard his truck come up the drive and him come into the house, lock the door and turn of the outside light.
I smiled to myself. Yes, yes, yes!
He had made a mature decision about what he wanted from life despite peer pressure. I’m proud of him.
