I Wonder Why....

"It's difficult to decide whether growing pains are something teenagers have-or are."

It's here. I knew it would come eventually, but I thought there would be warning signs, giving me time to prepare.

I was wrong....

Puberty just came out of nowhere and now my 12 year old has a mustache. I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's not like he's shaving or anything, but there's definitely hair on his lip. There's definitely attitude in his actions and definitely anger and frustration in his soul. In fact, when I asked if I could take a picture of it he said this:

"I'm always doing nice things for you. Now can't you do something nice for me and just leave me alone?"

Ouch!! Yes, it's here alright. He's never denied me a picture and a chance to blast his life over the Internet before. I guess his privacy is something I'm going to have to learn to respect. There's a lot of things I'm going to have to learn as these boys grow into men. I'm grateful to have Justin to help answer the tough questions. Like this one...

When Carter was potty training, I'd march him into the bathroom first thing so as to avoid an accident. And. Well. It was always morning. So things were always "stretching". One morning Carter asked: "Why is my ladder always up?"

I don't know Carter, go ask your dad.

When this is all over I'm writing a book. I already know what I'm calling it. You know the "I Wonder Why" series? Books like "I Wonder Why The Wind blows and other questions about our planet". Or "I wonder Why Castles Have Moats and other questions about long ago". We have some and they're great.

I'm calling mine: " I Wonder Why My Ladder's Always Up and other questions about Becoming a Man".