Feb. 29, 2008 - Morning Teenage Revival
Morning Teenage Revival
I’m not a coffee drinker. Quite frankly, I don’t know how anyone ever gets past the first cup since it is so yucky tasting. However, since half the world (or maybe more) disagrees with me, I’m willing to accept that I’m the quirky one. This morning, as I was about to pour out my husband’s Columbian coffee leftovers, I had an ah-ha moment. At that very instant my fourteen year old, anti-morning son walked in the kitchen in a haze. He wasn’t really awake enough to converse or even begin making his breakfast. His hair was poking out in every direction, his pants were falling down and he was shielding his eyes from the sun. You know exactly where I’m heading now, don’t you?
“Here you go honey. Wouldn’t you like to be just like Daddy and get your day going with a hot steaming cup of coffee every morning?” I coaxed.
He wasn’t sure, but he was willing to try it-- one more step to being a big guy like Dad. He hung his head over the mug I gave him, doctored up with milk and sugar, and sipped it with a spoon. A little while later when I handed him his bagel with cream cheese, I saw he now had the cup at his lips, sipping steadily. With bites of bagel, he drained the cup.
School went quite well today. For the first time in months, or possibly ever, Taylor finished every single assignment during the allotted time and left the school room by four o’clock with absolutely no homework to do over the weekend. Oh glory be! Could it have been the coffee? I think maybe so.
Oh there’s much more to this story, and maybe you are thinking that I am incredibly dense for writing about how coffee helps get you going in the morning. Uh….. duh. I know, but how many moms would love to coax their teenagers into joining the living in the morning and haven’t found the solution yet?
Comments
Mar. 4, 2008 - coffee beware
Posted by Anonymous
Yep, coffee is pretty addictive stuff. Just beware when Tay starts hitting you up for money at Starbucks. It's really a vicious cycle.
--calvan
