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| A mom (me) as a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle |
How do you
bond with a teenager…? Do something that he likes to do. In our case, my son
and I stumbled upon an unplanned bonding moment. It was a typical Sunday
afternoon when my son and I ventured out to our local discount retail store after
church.
There were
only a few items on our short list of things to buy. Our main quest was for a
pair of long johns for my son. While in the men’s department we discovered
something amusing. There was a section of Superhero pajamas that were Onsies –
a one piece pajama minus the closed foot.
As I circled
the clothing rack, I tried to imagine someone lying next to a full grown
Superhero. Keep in mind this was not the children’s section of the store.
Feeling quite silly, I told my son to try on the Batman pajamas.
Right there
in the middle of an aisle, my son slipped on the Batman pajamas over his
clothes. And we took photos. It was not enough that he looked silly, he wanted
me to look silly too. So I stepped into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pajama
set. We snapped more photos.
We shared
our photos with my son who is away at college so that he could experience a
piece of home life. Often, our bonding times involve stepping out of what is
considered to be the “norm”. We explore our silly side, even if it’s in the
middle of a public place.
In addition
to being silly, the shopping trip with my son opened the door to other conversations.
We talked about school, football workouts and whose turn it was to pick a movie
to watch after dinner. Every day does not include a bonding moment, but that day
was classic.
What kinds
of things do you do as part of the bonding process with your child?
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