I want to be ten years old and making the decisions our ten year old son gets to make every day
‘Mom which basketball should I bring to school?’
(He already has his mind made up, he just likes discussions;
One ball is lumpy and the other is bigger than he likes but big is better than lumpy)
‘You can’t play with a ball that has bumps on it’
Then it is on to what he wants to eat for breakfast, what he wants packed in his lunch
‘LOTS of Goldfish mom, I always finish them on the bus on the way home!’
It’s always the same shoes, unless he got them wet and muddy
And sometimes even when they are wet and muddy
What to whittle next
Who to call and make plans with for the weekend
What book to have mom read at bedtime (That’s a TOUGH one)
Sometimes he can’t make that decision so he hands me a stack and makes me choose
And typically vetoes my ruling
I also wish I could make decisions with the confidence he has
Just pick choose done moving on