The other day, Jennifer D. told me she had always admired my relationship with you, and what a great kid you'd turned out to be. I told her that your dad and I would like to take credit, but that in fact, you are who you are and the real trick of parenting is to allow your child to become what he needs to be. I hope that we've done that, that we haven't pressured you too much and that we haven't let you loose without a foundation to build on. I have great faith in you and your abilities, but I'm always filled with self-doubt. That's the way parenting is.
Speaking of which, Lori D. is in a sad and diffcult place now with K. She can't trust anything he says. She asked to talk to Dad the other day for advice. K came home around 1 a.m. all bloodied and bruised and said he'd been "jumped." He apparently went with a friend to retrieve some ill-gotten funds for the sale of dope. When they got there, some people came out whomping and K pulled a knife. What was he thinking?
At any rate, he thought he'd nicked someone, but there was talk that the police were looking for him and that he'd be charged with attempted murder because someone had been hospitalized with serious knife wounds. Dad advised that they dress up and get down to the police station to talk to someone there and find out the facts of the situation.
As it turns out, there's no warrant for K's arrest and he was allowed to leave a written statement, in case. I think he lucked out. Really lucked out. This is serious business.
He's been lying about going to school and what he's turned in. This is so unfortunate since he's been given this second chance to graduate, and he really doesn't have much to finish before he could go to SLCC.
Drugs can do strange and curious things to people. They can make them lie, or unable to discern a lie from the truth. The thirst for money can do the same thing. There are no shortcuts in life. That's good because it's the journey that makes life interesting and meaningful.
This is what I wish for you - an interesting and meaningful life.
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