OMG my baby is 12
Riley: "I think maybe Tristan's hormones have levelled up and he's having some technical difficulties.
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That may be the best description of puberty I've ever heard 😂😂
Where else would we be on his birthday but at a hockey rink?
Once upon a time I used to write elaborate birthday letters for the boys. Then hockey happened.
Dear Tristan,
You got bigger, stronger and better looking so much faster than I could have ever imagined when you were just a twee flesh loaf in my arms.
You're such a little shit disturber now and I mean that in the best possible way. ❤
The other night were hanging out in my bed before bedtime. We used to call this "cuddling" but now it's the only way you get to stay up a few minutes later so you still tolerate it as long as no part of me touches any part of you. 😂
You randomly hit me in the face with a Kleenex and when I objected you deadpanned "sorry mom, it's the hormones. I couldn't help it."
Your timing and delivery were so impeccable I couldn't help but laugh. While I tried not to kill you. I suspect there will be a lot of that in our future.
Your voice hasn't changed yet and you're not really into girls but all of that is about to change. You were telling me about all the girls who were after your friend Wolf. When I asked if he liked any of the back you said "nah, hockey and video games are way more important."
French immersion might have been a mistake. Maybe. It's so hard to tell. You were such an adorable little keener in school when you were little. Now you're way more interested in being cool with your friends than paying attention to your (admittedly annoying) teacher.
Your dad thinks this would be the case in French or English school. I think French is making it harder than it needs to be. You can't decide which stream you'd rather be in because you want to try English but you don't want to have to change schools and lose all your friends.
You're super smart but you don't believe that because of your grades. I actually don't blame you for not being interested in the boring crap they're teaching you. There's so much technology you could be learning but the curriculum is just not changing fast enough to keep pace.
I'm pretty sure you'll turn out fine regardless. It irritates me when parents go on about how "proud" they are of their kids. I may have put the molecules together but it's been all you since then. I didn't actually have to teach you to be kind or fair or compassionate, that all came pretty naturally to you.
You impress the hell out of me kid and I love you more than chocolate and vacations and roller coasters.
Love, mom
