On Wed, 27 Oct 2010 18:19:25 -0400, Doc NP-f31 wrote:
>On Tue, 26 Oct 2010 07:43:19 -0600, HMS Victor Victorian
><victorvictorian@hushunomail.com> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 25 Oct 2010 19:47:58 -0400,
>>dudewiththe(REMOVE)hair@hushmail.com wrote:
>>
>>>Over the past weekend I spent a lot of time with my son and his
>>>friends. They're in 8th grade now and life is getting pretty
>>>interesting for them. My son and his best friend spent the night
>>>together on Friday, which was a laid back affair because they'd spent
>>>the evening at the high school football game. I wrote about that this
>>>time last year and things are not so much different now except the
>>>boys each have girlfriends to hang all over and vice versa. Their peer
>>>group didn't see a moment of the game, they were totally tuned in to
>>>each other. I watched from a discreet distance and even then when my
>>>son caught my eye he realized I could see what he was up to and he and
>>>his entourage moved off to somewhere out of my line of sight. The boys
>>>were pretty high energy and the girls were the center of attention. It
>>>was funny to see my son and his buddies in a sort of frenetic orbit
>>>around a small gaggle of girls. The boys spent a lot of energy but
>>>succeeded in only getting a couple of kisses and hugs. That's sex in
>>>the 8th Grade, which is just fine by me.
>>>
>>>The situation reversed itself on Saturday night. Saturday night was a
>>>birthday party in an upscale neighborhood in a town with money. When I
>>>was in 8th grade, boy-girl parties were a staid affair. This one was a
>>>rocking house party, complete with a DJ, you could hear the music
>>>three blocks off. There were about 50 kids, pretty much the entire
>>>eighth grade. It was an '80's themed party. My son's best friend (deep
>>>sigh-tall, blonde, blue eyed, gorgeous) came as Kurt Cobain, complete
>>>with a vintage Nirvana tee and flannel shirt. I had to point out that
>>>Nirvana was big in the '90's, but no matter, he was a smoking hot Kurt
>>>Cobain.
>>>
>>>My wife spent some time and effort on my son's costume. She did his
>>>hair and put tons of gel in it. She let him wear her sports jacket (a
>>>man's jacket from the 80's) and vintage Vuarnet sunglasses. Oh My God.
>>>He looked like John Taylor from Duran Duran. My son was HOT! He even
>>>rolled up the sleeves on the jacket like they did. What was
>>>fascinating to see was the reaction of the girls when he and his mate
>>>arrived at the party. They flocked to the two boys and were touching
>>>them and oohing and aahing over them. It was a fine turn of events.
>>>The boys were eating it up like it was ice cream. When my son's
>>>girlfriend saw him, her reaction was one of stunned amazement. He was
>>>much prettier than she was and she's really cute. The scene was the
>>>same when I arrived back three hours later to collect my kid. He
>>>sauntered up to me like he was a walking-talking boygod (and he is!).
>>>His face was flush and he had a shit-eating grin on his face. He went
>>>over to thank his hostess and I spoke with her parents until his
>>>friend came running up to me. He was wild eyed and hysterically happy.
>>>He was probably hopped up on Mountain Dew, he said 'Hi' and gave me an
>>>enthusiastic hug and then ran off to hug my son before we left. So
>>>that made my night. My son reported that his friend had broken up with
>>>his girlfriend at the party that evening because of all the attention
>>>he was getting from the other girls. No wonder he was so happy! I
>>>asked my son if he danced. He said, yep, every dance with his
>>>girlfriend. I asked him if he got a kiss. 'Yeah' he said emphatically,
>>>'tons of them!'
>>>
>>>That's my boy!
>>>
>>>Doc
>>>NP-f31
>>
>>
>>Dear Doc,
>>
>>I must confess reading your letter made me rather melancholy. How
>>very sad it is, however normal (if you'll excuse my use of this
>>questionable term) it is for a maturing boy, to see him draw away from
>>you and take greater interest in his peers and girls, leaving you the
>>meager consolation of observing him from a distance. Much better to
>>have and hold and squeeze and give him kisses yourself!
>>
>>By such longing and regret would I be slain!
>>
>>And was.
>>
>>Sincerely,
>>
>>V
>>God Save the Queen.
>>God Bless the Prince of Wales.
>>God Preserve the Windsors.
>>Rule Britannia!
>
>Hey VV,
>
>Don't get me wrong, my son IS more involved with friends and girls,
>but that doesn't take anything away from my incredible relationship
>with him. We are closer than we've ever been and because he is more
>active there is more for us to share with one another. For me the
>added bonus is to be able to spend time with he and his friends as
>taxi service and escort or security detail. 13 and 14 year old boys
>are very much into comparing the man in their life to other Dads they
>come across, the girls do the same thing, as I discovered when my
>daughter was that age. And even when I am sitting in the stands with
>the other Dads and Moms, there are plenty of other sites to keep my
>attention. I usually get a full debriefing on the way home too. ;) My
>son has some really great friends and I often find myself joining in
>with whatever mischief they are involved in, whether it's a
>conversation or activity like our geo-caching expedition a couple of
>weeks ago. I was listening to one conversation recently where they
>were talking about the video game Halo. My son's friend mentioned that
>he had fragged his brother's avatar and was 'teabagging' him. I
>thought to myself, did I just hear that? I asked him to tell me how
>one 'teabagged' another player. He got a little embarrassed and said,
>'I stood over him and sort of went up and down'. I said, 'You mean
>with your testicles?' and he said, 'Yes sir' and then realized that I
>was familiar with the term and started laughing. He said to my son,
>'Your Dad knows what teabagging is, how cool is that? He's the only
>grown up I know who's heard of that.' I laughed too and said I was
>surprised to learn that my kid knew what it was. My son said, 'Come
>on, Dad. I get around.'
>
>Too funny.
>
>Thanks VV for your concern, but I couldn't be happier with my
>relationship with my son.
>
>Love,
>
>Doc
>NP-f31
Dear Doc,
I apologise for having made the assumption that you were feeling the
same as I had felt. Once more, it seems that my projections are
inaccurate, and that it is I alone who bear these sentiments.
Sincerely,
V
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