My sons first high school theme dance

Tonight my son is attending his first high school theme dance with his girlfriend. Isn’t she adorable?

The theme is Sadie Hawkins so they dressed all farm-ish.

While I’m happy he is attending his first theme dance with such a sweet girl, I wanted to share a conversation we had prior to the dance.

Teen friend: Can T go out to eat and bowling with a group of us after the dance?

Me: Who will be driving?

Teen friend: C’s boyfriend, he’s 16 and very responsible?

*at this point my stomach begins to churn*

Me: What time is the dance supposed to be over?

Teen friend: 11:00

*aha – the out I was looking for*

Me: Like one HOUR before midnight?

Teen friend: Yes

Me: Not just no but HELL NO!

Teen friend: Why?

Me: Because T is 15 and his curfew is 10:00 and I’m already stretching that by allowing him to stay at the dance an hour after curfew.

Teen friend: Ok

My son let me know that he understood where I was coming from – that he was not angry with me and that he respected the fact that I stuck to my rules. He liked that I was strong and handled the situation in a way that made kids laugh but commanded respect.

Have I mentioned lately just how lucky I am to have such wonderful kids?

I know they can be a handful sometimes – but tonight was one of those times I’m very proud.