When my son was growing up, all he wanted to do was sleep and play games with his friends.
I was sure he was going to be lazy and would never have any ambition. Even after he graduated from high school, I didn’t think he was going anywhere. He would go out to play basketball with his friends, but he wouldn’t come back until early evening. My husband and I were getting ready to give him an ultimatum, but it never came to fruition. He came to us one afternoon and said he had an announcement to make. We both sat there wondering if he was going to tell us he was moving, but his announcement was so much more exciting. He and his best friend hadn’t been playing basketball or computer games. They had spent the last nine months going to school at the local community college. He showed us his HVAC certification and said he started work in two weeks at the local HVAC company. I was so excited that I couldn’t wait to call my parents and tell them how proud they needed to be of their grandson. My son laughed when he heard me on the phone, but said nothing else. He came down from his bedroom and he was wearing a new shirt and pants. When he told me he was going out on a date with a girl he met in the HVAC classes, I was even more proud, and had to call his grandparents back. He started to laugh and kissed me on the cheek.