Jack often messages me, using google chat, either from his computer in his room or from his tablet when he's at school.
His messages are endlessly hilarious and usually start with, "Mom, this is Jack" end with "I love you."
He is also an avid peruser of amazon.com and will send me links to things that he is thinking of buying with his
own money which I keep for him in the Bank of Mom. The latest is a battery powered pocket radio, because he "really enjoys listening to different things on the radio." It's funny how even though you know someone extremely well, they still surprise you. For instance, I know that Jack will probably:
- lose this small radio
- take it to school and have it confiscated or stolen
- drop it and break it
- use it around the house and drive various people bonkers (but it's better than whistling!)
Despite my parental reservations, I still bought him the damn radio because that kid is the best that a mom could hope for. Also we have Amazon Prime.