Charlie's Weekend

[charliesmum]

Charlie went on a school trip to Hershey Park on Saturday. I was the tiniest bit nervous, as no one he really knew was going, and I was really worried that, with his social skills, he'd have trouble finding someone to hang out with, and would wind up all alone. Crowds are not his best thing, either, so...well, I worried.

His friend's brother was going, as it turned out, and Charlie assured me that he was asked to hang with that kid, so that made me feel better.

That night while I was at my hen night, I got a text from Charlie (his father picked him up after the trip, as it was technically his weekend). 'I hung out all day with a bunch of GIRLS' the text read.

I got a bit more detail when I saw him Sunday night. He lost the kid who had said he could hang with him (grr) but he saw these girls, and, though he didn't know them personally, he recognized them from the bus, and asked if he could hang with them, and the said yes, and as far as I could tell, they had a nice time having a boy around to practise flirting at, even though he was probably mostly oblivious. He said when he got up to put his lunch bag away they were saying 'don't go Charlie!'

So I was very pleased and proud to hear that he was able to talk to people and not be left alone. Frankly if it were me, and I lost the marginal friend I thought I'd be hanging with, I'd have moped around by myself. And frankly at that age I probably wouldn't have gone by myself anyway.

Because of the scheduling things, Charlie's dad had him for the last 2 weekends, as I need him for the next two. This meant I wasn't actually with my son for Mother's Day. I honestly didn't care - we had Mothering Sunday after all in March, but Charlie insisted on getting me a mother's day card and present - the aforementioned Hunger Games. He said he also got me a birthday present and a 'wedding card'. (I think his father may have encouraged him to do that, which, hello irony, because never doing things like getting me a Mother's Day present is one of the things that bothered me about our marriage. But whatever.)

Anyway, I think the fact Charlie did so well at Hershey bodes well for his career at Abington. I don't think he'll be shy about trying to make friends anyway. And how could he not, says the indulgent mother. He's a great kid and everybody loves him.

Comments

[robinchristine.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful to hear! I always get nervous when Logan has to start another year of school, because he's kind of starting over again. I think it stresses us more than our children.