HE SAID THANK YOU!!

It's a miracle. My son just called. He left his cleats at home and needs them for lacrosse after school. So I have to go ALL THE WAY home to get them and bring them back to him. Not really a big deal. But when I said okay he said thank you. This is HUGE. This kid never says thank you. At least not to me.

He's had a rough 17th year. He was in an accident 2 weeks after getting his license running head onto a telephone pole. He had a passenger which was a violation of his junior license. The cop gave him a break and only issued a warning and to keep it off the radar we did not claim the accident so he had to pay for the repairs and medical bills for himself and the kid who was in the car with him. Then there was the infamous egg throwing incident, (he was charged with A & B with a dangerous weapon, a felony). And recently he lost his license because he got a speeding ticket in October and lost all appeals. The new JOL laws in MA have stringent consequences, a 90 day suspension as well as retraining classes and finanical repurcussions.

This is a good kid. So far no troubles with drugs or alcohol, (BTW, the girl he hit with the egg was arrested for possession with intent to sell recently. Not that it excuses his behavior but it does explain why she did not respond to the DA causing the case to drag on.), he is an honors, college bound student, an athlete, has a good job and he has a great wit. But kindness or consideration is not a trait I would have used to describe him. Perhaps a bit of humility has entered his psyche. Perhaps my prayers are being answered. Perhaps having a sober mom is helping.

Thank you God!