upbeat observation about my son

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I'm of course always worrying about how my son will deal with everything after me and my husband are gone, well the other day I took my mom for a doctor's visit out of town and my son went with us. My mother's appointment was in a 8 storey building next to a hospital, her appointment was on the 6th floor. My doctor was on the first floor and a question I had for him turned into an office visit. I was worried about my mother not knowing where we were and I couldn't leave to go tell her, so I asked my son if he thought he could go ask the lady at the information desk what floor my mother's doctor was on, just to be sure I didn't have it wrong. Mind you I was afraid he would get lost or worse. I asked him if he thought he could take the elevator by himself and press the

number 6 and get off the elevator and go tell his grandmother that I had to see the doctor. I was so very nervous about this.

He told me "yes mom I can do that", and he was very confident about it. I was not sure, but I was curious to see if he could do this on his own. Well he not only did it but kept going up and down the elevator to go to the restroom and get something to drink at different times. I was so proud of him, and now I know I don't have to worry so much about him. I have always been so overly protected of him, and I still worry to this day about someone bothering him in the restrooms, although he is big enough they'd only try once to mess with him. lol

Also when we go to Walmart he always leaves me and goes to the sporting good area to look around or look at the electronic items. He buys himself things that he wants or needs with his allowances or monies that his grandmother gives him at times. He is very independent in this way. He can fix himself something to eat with no problem if it can be cooked in the micro wave. haha. Although he has cooked a pizza in the oven a few times, but on top of the stove still scares me with him. But I just need to teach him that too. So our kids can learn to do things on their own, I think he would probably be doing even more if we had not been so protected of him, but I don't think we will ever get over that. lol pj

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