Amazing how the passage of time changes things

[pomtzu]

Those are some pretty good ideas Karen, but if I suggested any, other than climbing a tree, he would think I had rocks in my head. I'm sure he would consider it as science homework. BTW - he'll be 13 next month.

He was in Sams' shopping with me right after school let out, and he begged and pleaded for me to buy a book that he wanted - said his teacher highly recommended it. Since he could use some better reading skills, I relented and bought it for him. I told him he was going to read a least a half hour everyday, and when he was done, he could write a book report for me. He's only thru the first chapter, so I guess you can figure how much reading he's been doing.

So yesterday I told him he'd better get to it. Everyday now, the t.v. goes off at 2:00, and he must read for a minimum of a half hour - or else!!!

[Cataholic]

For a 13 year old boy, locate some scrap wood and let him build something with it.

[Medusa]

It's a different world now, though. When my son was little, he could safely roam the neighborhood and all I had to do was shout his name and he'd come home. You don't dare let kids out of your sight nowadays. When I was little, we briefly lived in the country and I wouldn't come until supper time. I played in the creek, dug up worms, collected rocks, picked berries, talked to fairies and gnomes ; I was exhausted when I got home. I ate dinner, then went out to play again and would catch lightning bugs (fireflies). Life was simpler and safer then.