Last night, I was able to see my nephew again. My last two visits were cancelled, so I was glad to finally see him before the holidays.
I told him what was going to happen with his Christmas “list of demands.” Like a good uncle, I am caving in and getting him a computer. I also told him it would be late, since I procrastinated greatly, but he will get a computer from me.
He is officially just a bit taller than me, and he bears a striking resemblance to my sister. He is doing well in his freshman year, earning a 3.0 GPA thus far. He is, of course, a typical teenage boy. He talks about his girlfriends, and we had an engaging discussion about football and basketball.
The one thing that I am a little worried about is his fixation on getting a job and having money. I know part of it is peer pressure, but I don’t remember quite feeling the same way he did when I was his age. The other worry I have concerns his “girlfriends.” He was almost gloating yesterday about picking up an older girl–a high school senior. My fear is that he does something he regrets. I don’t want him to have an outcome similar to my sister: having kids at an early age. I didn’t quite give him the sex talk, but I made sure he did not do anything else stupid. There’s a conversation I never envisioned myself having with my nephew.
It was good to see him, though. For all of the typical teenage stuff, I still love the kid.
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He might be concerned about a job and money becuase he wants to ensure some stability in his life.
I think it’s more perceived peer pressure. He sees the kids in school with whatever they have, and he wants to be able to do the same. I also think that since he is in a foster home he feels a bit more pressure to have money.
It’s a shame that our society is so consumption/stuff/self-gratification conscious. God, I almost sound like a bleeding-heart hippie…
I think you should wrap the computer in condoms…many, many condoms.
Or maybe just put the computer in one HUGE condom.
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