Dating My Firstborn

My son turned 13 last March…  I couldn’t still get over with the thought that he is becoming a young man.

I suspected that he was keeping something from me… (OK! I am still in denial that my son had been infatuated…) I had that impulse that I must talk to him alone…the way to make him talk is through his stomach…

So two Sundays ago, I brought him to his fave pizza parlor…

before the food was served… I started the conversation:

Me: Jason, tell me honestly. Who is your girlfriend?

(He was bedazed and his eyes grew big by that sudden yet firm question + I looked straight into his eyes… I saw him swallowed a lump of air, subjugated he cleared his throat and said)

Jsn: It’s *********

I was more surprised by his confession… I thought he would say there was none and I hoped to be proven wrong with my suspicion… I knew my voice went one notch higher when I asked “why”…

Jsn: because she was the one who courted me…

Me: WHAT!???? (I thought I was going to have a heart attack this time--- yeah, no kidding. I thought this will only happen in movies…but this was for real)

Jsn: Because I don’t want her to feel embarrassed that is why I said OK! Don’t be upset Mama… we broke up already. I told her that what we did is wrong. We are still young and we should focus on our schooling. I told her God has prepared someone for me in the future… But I know it is not you.

Now that last statement hurt my ears the moment I heard it. I need to remind my husband to mentor my son on how to be a gentleman with his words and how to be ethical in talking to people especially women.

This is another challenging stage for us as parents …