There I was sitting at my desk lost somewhere between day dreams of sandy beaches and the reality of warranty's on diesel engines when the phone rang.
It was the principle of Daniel's junior high school snapping me instantly into the responsibilities of being a parent.
"I just wanted to inform you that your son has received a two day in school suspension for punching another boy in the face and causing him to bleed"
SNAP!
For those of you who know Dan, you will know that he is a sweet, simple little boy in a big boys body who literally wouldn't hurt a fly. (he gets upset at us when we kill flies and spiders in the house instead of trying to catch them and put them outside) The principle and I had a good long talk, he listened silently as I explained the good natured side of my son. As I was doing this however, all I could think was 'I wonder if all the parents he has to call give him the same story?' But my story is true! Really.
After all was said between us we both agreed Daniel did the crime and will serve his time and we would look forward to a positive restart not letting this situation define Daniel at school. I know the other boy involved in this incident, I know what took place.
We knew what happened, we knew the story and the way things went down. Why I was so shocked when I received this phone call is beyond me. What did I expect would happen? I guess it was a wake up call for all of us.
The little boy innocence of elementary school goofing around on the play ground, now turned into pre teen awkwardness and young boy turning into man all mixed up in one pot, this equals one life lesson on the road to many many more.
Ready or not, it's time for us to grow up...
..I'm not ready.
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