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PROGENY

 

BY BOBBY WHITE“

cne, pimples, zits...what-
ever you want to call
them, I saw them and

I’m not amused. I guess I
thought this would never hap-
pen, but there they are. My 11-
year-old son’s face is breaking
out and I just don’t know what
to do about it.

He’s really quite blasé about
the whole thing. “Yeah,
they’Ve been there for a
while.” I tried to hide my true
reaction — panic »- and launched
into a discussion of how he need-
ed to start washing his face day
and night. “'We’ll go buy some
special soap that will help.”

I’ye been there, gone
through this. and Tm re1nem—
bering all the other things that
happen to a pre—teen. Now I’m
on the other side of what my
parents went through. The Talk
— what have we covered; what’s
the right topic for this stage of
puberty‘? A But if I observe my
son. he seems to be handling

   

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this all better than I did! Then
again, at least he’s talking to
another man, not his MOM!
Now THAT was embarrassing!

But change is really what

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it’s all about, right? Not only
the physical changes, but the
attitudes, mood swings, and
spur—of-the-moment rows that
bring the dogs howling.

Let’s face it; whats really

bothering me is the fact that

my little joy is growing up.
Gone are the days of Little
League, ice cream treats and
“Dad’s best friend.” Soon it’ll
be driver’s license, car dates,
and no time for Dad. These are

the last days we’ll be this
close, at least until he’s been
on his own for a while and
realizes that I did, indeed,
know what I was talking about.

I ’ve been there; gone through this,’
and I ’m remembering all the other
things that happen to a pre-teen.

For now, I’ll be happy if he
remembers that baseball caps
keep the hair matted down and
preyent the skin from breath-
ing. If nothing else, kid, lose
the cap! After that, I’ll take
what I can get and try not to
begrudge the rest. .

Time and space. the two
most important things to a
teen. Time and space! V

Michael Gigante, Ph.D.

Psychosynthesis
Counseling :9 Therapy

(802) 254-8032 15 Myrtle Street, Brattleboro VT

 

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