My son or my man???

Today "The Boy" was more than anxious to get home.

He wouldn't tell my why, but somehow or other believed that I could will our train to go faster or change cross signals with my (supposed) powers of telepathy. He ran up the stairs to our apartment tripping over himself & the monstrosity that is his backpack only to realize I was still at the bottom of the stairs...WITH the keys!

Once I was finally able to get the door open, he bolted into his room frantically looking for some all important object he absolutely must have right now!! He's seriously tearing the room apart; throwing clothes everywhere, pulling drawers out of the dresser, yanking stuff down out the closet. He even turned over his mattress!!

Dude, really? O_o

So I (not very calmly) asked "Why are you jacking stuff up like a maniac?"

The Boy: "I had $10 in my drawer and I NNEEEEDD it!!"

Me: "Why do you 'NNEEEEDD' $10 right this minute? "

The Boy: "Because I need to buy something important!"

Me: "We just got home. I'm tired and I really don't want to go back out. Why didn't you say you needed something on the way home?" 

He's speachless & out of breath. Unresponsive to my questions; but still intent on finding the last $10 in the universe.

Me "Okaaayyy..... So, I'm gonna leave you here to clean up this mess. You got five minutes. That's three minutes longer than it took to make it"

Less than a minute later, he comes out with tears pouring down his face.

Me: "What is the matter with you? I'll give you the ten bucks if it's that important. But you need to pick up that mess."

The Boy: "You don't understand!!"

Me: "No, I don't. But if you tell me, WITHOUT crying, I might."

The Boy: "It was supposed to be a surprise. There's a man at the bus stop on my way home & he's there everyday selling different kinds of flowers..."

Me: "You have a girlfriend?!?!"

The Boy: "Moooommmm! You know I don't have a girlfriend. I just started at that school, and...uuuuggghh!! You're distracting me!"

Me: "Okay, so no girlfriend. *whew!* Go ahead."

The Boy: "So, the man sells flowers & I he even has Purple ones. His sign says $9.99 & I wanted to buy them on my way home from school tomorrow & surprise you..."

OMG, at this point I'M crying! I can't even finish.... Oh well, I <3 my son. Who needs a man when I have him?!?! <3 <3 <3