Originally Posted by debdodd

you'd be surprised .... he was a failure to thrive baby, his bio mother did dope and drank ... hell he didn't sleep through the night until he was almost 4 years old ... so his younger years were challenging to say the least ... I was single (I adopted him as a single Mom) ... he now has his moments that have me wanting to throttle him but most of the time we are good buds ....

he carries a 3.8 GPA so evidently her drinking and doping didn't cause mental long term effects ... he does have bilateral cataracts in those big brown eyes ....

nah, I wouldn't trade that whiny, never slept thru a night cry baby for the smart, handsome guy he's turned into ..... I wanna smack the smart mouth now and then but so far at 17 years old he only occasionally drives me to homicidal thoughts ... who knows what his senior year will bring ... he like Kay, has chosen to life straight edge, he works a part time job and is looking for a full time summer job in addition to his current one ....

we talk politics, life and spent 3 weeks in Europe together without a harsh word .... I even like his past girlfriends ... nope, don't want his baby/toddler years back at all! I enjoyed the way he cuddled with me then, and how he thought I was the smartest person in the world but now I can have great conversations with him ... I actually like him as a person besides loving him as my son. My adult friends enjoy his company ... he mentors kids who have trouble with adoption issues ... he's a pretty cool kid ... my future daughter-in-law will thank me!