My son Grant is now 16 and half! He's had one speeding ticket already and a ticket for driving after nine when he hadn't quite yet gotten around to getting his after-nines! He sometimes procrastinates! Wonder where he gets that tendency?
He's a really talented artist himself! Drawing well comes easily for him. He has painted skateboards with graffiti for years. When he went to camp at Woodward in PA, he earned some big bucks painting other kids skateboards.
Grant's requested homeschooling starting next year for his junior year. This boy of ours is a free spirit and has "issues" (as Olivia says so often!) with the over-structure and perhaps to be honest, with authority in general. We've agreed to allow it. Just seems to be the right thing to do. He's been "looking" for employment since Christmas--funny how NO one is hiring!!
We're very proud of Grant. I'm proud he told us how unhappy he is in public school. I'm proud too, that he's a non-conformist. He has his own mind. I've had posted by my desk for many (probably 20) years this from Robert Anthony: "The opposite of bravery isn't cowardice but conformity". Seems my children have taken this to heart! Bless them.
Above is self-portrait
Grant's nick is "Grizzle". He tells me his skate friends starting calling him this because of
his tendency to kinda growl at himself while skating.
I LOVE this one above. The detail is amazing.
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