S (the youngest) arrived today for his spring break.  He’s of course taller, somewhat more self-regulated, and very preteen.  I won’t elaborate!  Instead of droning on and on about his personal fantasy world, he’s been wanting to have serious confidential conversations with me about real world concerns and hormonal changes.  Nothing fazes me; in fact I feel flattered that he trusts me to discuss those issues with.  On the other hand, sometimes he still just acts silly and kid-like, and I still regressively join in.   We have a pretty good rapport.

He showed me his latest Minecraft designs, and we talked outside.  Then he read to me out loud from one of his books, and wrote in his journal about today’s events.  He’s very good at both.  He follows me around like Loucious!  Later we ate pizza and watched one of his videos.  Meanwhile, Y had a couple of friends over.  K and E were out all evening with friends/activities.  S spent some time gaming with a friend.  Right now I’m staying here with the kids while Avdi gets a break to eat out with Jess; then he’ll spend the night at home to be with S.