So, we celebrated Sage's YA birthday quietly back in Sunset Valley. It was just us, just the family. Pretty much what she wanted, actually. Except she wanted it in Hidden Springs.
Right after Sage blew out her candles, I took AJ into the formal dining room.
"You know, son," I said, "I still think you should go to college. I mean, it can't hurt."
"Mom, I'm preparing to be an astronaut, not a doctor."
"Still, I think you'd benefit from it. Your test scores were extremely high, in three subjects. You could get advanced placement in all of them and not spend as much time in school to get your degree as others." I had to bring up those test scores.
"Mom, I don't want to sit all day in a classroom."
"You won't have to. The class schedules are flexible. You can attend as little as one class a day, for two hours. Then you can spend the rest of the time pursuing your own interests. Besides, I read the brochure, there's a lot more to college than classes. It's a tremendous opportunity for you. I wish it had been available when I was coming up."
"Where are we going?"
"You're going to college."
"But mom --"
"The matter is already decided. I've submitted your test scores and admissions profile."
"I'm doing this because I love you, Andrew. Before I leave this world, I want to see you make something of yourself."
So I did what any self-respecting mom would do. I got his butt up at six in the morning, I caught the red eye to Sims University, and I enrolled him there. That simple. I even helped him with his bags, which I'd already packed.
There is no way I'm going to allow him to waste his goddess given gifts. He's a smart boy. But he's stubborn. Like someone else we all know. *snickers.* Yep, me. Because he's stubborn, I can be stubborn, too.
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