What's That On Your Shoulder?

Kid Two had a friend spend the night tonight. I drove them to get a movie. A PG movie is nearly all that is allowed for age 10 in our house. Kid Two's friend made it perfectly clear he was allowed to watch almost anything. I made it perfectly clear our boundaries are sometimes a little different and it may seem weird but it works for us.

Surprisingly (this time) Kid Two didn't begin his exhausting argument about how "everyone else...fill in the blank..." Maybe he is beginning to see the effects of "garbage in, garbage out" on some of his friends. Maybe the truth of the Word is penetrating his heart deeper and deeper.

What he did say made the Invisible Me jump in the passenger seat to hug and squeeze his precious little face.

"[Friend], my mom's not out to spoil my fun. She's just there to flick the devil off my shoulder sometimes." Then he gave me a genuine "thanks for looking out for me" wink.

I've said it before... What's in the well will come up in the bucket.

Sincerely,
Kim Heinecke, a.k.a. Devil Flicker
(It's not really the title I'd pick for myself but a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do...)