[Taylor]

An 11 Year Old's Opinion On Why I'm Single
Today, I did a visit with one my kids who I haven't done any visits with for 3 weeks. This one is an 11 year old boy, let's call him Atrium. I pick Atrium up at his school, he gets in the car, and almost the first thing he says to me is: "So did you get a girlfriend since our last visit?"

It's been 3 weeks, kid, cut me a break!

"No," I reply. "No I didn't."

"Why not?"

"Um..."

"You gotta have the guts, man, you gotta have the guts to do it!"

I consider this for a moment. "Yeah, true, but you also have to meet a girl you're interested in."

He looks at me like I've just said the stupidest thing ever said by anyone ever. "Juuuust pick one!" he says, exhasperated. "Don't be so picky! Jeez!"

This is more or less the same thing I've been hearing from all my kids. They can't seem to fathom why any adult would not be married or at least have a girlfriend.

Which leads me to wonder--am I overcomplicating things? Or are they just a bunch of stupid kids?



Damn kids these days...damn kids and their relationship advice..