Mom Knows Best?

The washing machine is churning in the laundry room, removing – I hope – stink and germs from my 16-year-old son’s denim shorts and jeans worn the first week of his sophomore year in high school.

Damon is a brilliant but an immature, under-motivated teen. His freshman grades were atrocious, and he spent the summer lounging instead of earning money for the car he wants.

I do, however, have hope for a better school year. He joined Future Business Leaders of America (“Mom, I need 15 bucks.”) and told me he will try out for his high school track team.

I’m pleased.

Teens who participate in extracurricular activities are less likely to get in trouble. FBLA is a good organization and Damon will be hanging out with smart, motivated kids. I also have urged Damon to try out for track since middle school. He is 6-feet, 1-inch tall and growing, and he runs like a gazelle.Hmmm. Could it be that Mom Knows Best?