My Unique Birthday Gift

I am not a demanding mother. I do however expect to get birthday presents from my kids on my birthday. (Some might consider that to be demanding but I beg to differ.) My birthday is the last in our  family and I was being left out of the birthday fun so I trained my kids to get me presents on my birthday. I don't expect much. For many years I received chocolate bars, cans of diet soda, homemade gifts, dollar store treasures or pretty smelly candle.(If  the candles where from the dollar store then they were smelly pretty candles). One year my oldest wrote me a poem. Speaking of the oldest, you used your one lifetime pass on a gift for mom’s birthday . I still love poems.

This year my 17 year old showed up for cake and ice cream empty handed. We gave him cake and ice cream anyway. I may be demanding but I am not cruel. However, the kid gave me the most unique gift a 17 could give his mommy: lunch and questions answered. Yes, he would feed me and answer honestly any and all personal questions about himself I wanted to ask!

This was an exceptionally insightful present for a 17 year old male child.

If you could ask you child anything and he/she promised to answer honestly what would you ask?

Comments

[Solomon]

Am I raising you right? Amd I doing this job properly?

[Melanie]

I have no idea what I'd ask. I would really have to think about it for a long time. But, what a great idea for a gift!!

[Nichole]

That's a really sweet idea. I have no idea what I'd ask him, though.

[Scott @ The Passive Dad]

Wow! I'm amazed your son actually sat through lunch and wanted to talk. If I recall, when I was 17 I would sit in front of the tv or take my lunch to my room.

I guess I would ask some questions about the future. Who's your favorite role model? What's your favorite song and why?