When my tall, laid back (read “idle”), 15 year old son comes in from school each day, the conversation generally takes this pattern:-
Me: “How was school today?” 🙂
Him: “Boring”. 😐
Me: “Do anything interesting?” 🙂
Him: “Nope” 😐 as he disappears into his bedroom to change in preparation for adopting the lounging position in front of the XBox on the sitting room floor.
Me: “Much homework?” 😉
Him: “Nope”. 😐
End of conversation. I’m sure I’ve reported on this before – sorry to bore you!
Yesterday, however, was different. He suddenly launched into a diatribe Continue reading