Imagine a 17 year old boy who wants to see an R rated movie. He has no State ID. No way to prove he is old enough to see the movie. He decides to buy a ticket to a film rated PG 13 and sneak into the R film.
He is so worried about getting caught by an usher who clearly could care less that this man-child is sneaking into a different movie. He is forced to perform stealth maneuvers in order to slink up the stairs into the good movie. He is giddy at the thrill of slipping past the watchful eye of the movie theater attendants. This is, without a doubt, the best movie he has seen in a long time.
Imagine the mother of this 17 year old boy. Listening as her son boasts of this incredible adventure. Honing in on the excitement in his voice. Listening to how scared he was that he would get caught. Realizing that this...this harmless sneaking, slinking activity...is the worst thing her child is doing in his life. The fear he expresses at getting caught by a movie theater attendant is her confirmation that this young man is truly a remarkable teenager.
I am so incredibly thankful each and every day that I am blessed with such a wonderful, naive, caring, and remarkable 17 year old boy. I wish every parent was as lucky as me.
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