"..and the wheels on the bus go..."
My kid has advanced - the the back of the bus.
I'm worried.
He hasn't given me a reason to worry really - but I am. Should I be?
After all, why did he make his way to the very last seat on the bus? There are more than enough seats up front. In fact it's crowded back there.
I noticed his sly move last week when I was waiting to pick him up from the bus stop. He came off the bus with a spring in his step and a big grin. "Mom! I sit in the back now with my friends," he boasted.
"You have friends in the front of the bus," I replied.
"Yeah, but I have them in the back too. I know all the kids on the bus, we went to school together last year," he explained.
I know his friends wooed him. "Come on dude, sit back here with us," they would croon.
I know that's exactly what they said.
What the allure? What's the big deal?
It's been several weeks now and I haven't gotten any calls from his high school counselors, concerned parents or the bus driver. So, what I'm I so worried about?
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