Sometimes it’s little moments that make me proud of my kids. One such example happened yesterday.

Aidan has been waiting for weeks to get together with his friend who doesn’t go to the same school anymore. We talked about making plans during school vacation week and he orchestrated the planning with her on their own (no parent texts!). They decided on SkyZone and Brendan invited a friend as well.

It wasn’t overly crowded but SkyZone still has a policy of grouping kids for dodge ball. Aidan realized the grouping meant his friend was with older kids having already turned 11 and he was with Brendan and his friend. He came to me with his concerns. I suggested he could try talking to the front desk.

I followed at a distance to see how he would handle the situation. He respectfully asked if it was possible to change the letter on his name tag since his birthday was in about two weeks and he was with a friend in the older group.  The staff member agreed and went to get a replacement label. Aidan was very proud of himself. And I was proud of hime for taking care of it on his own.

Of course in the end they decided not to play dodge ball. But still a great opportunity to watch Aidan advocate for himself. 11 is coming so soon.