Monday Madness...(**UPDATED**)

HOLY COW!! I've let the entire weekend pass me by and missed my daily posts!! I have a good excuse though...I was cleaning house and yard and preparing for the arrival of YS's 2 week visit!! He stepped off the plane at 4:55pm YESTERDAY!! *doing happy dance*

Being his first time on a plane, his Dad and my brother tried to explain all of the ins and outs of security, what to expect, and such. Saturday night he packed his bag and was all set. Thought all was good, and was enjoying his experience until he was thrown against a wall, patted down, and was carried off to a room. Seems my son didn't do such a good job of emptying his bag before he filled it with his clothes...he missed one of the pockets that had a Chinese Throwing Star. *sigh* In this day and age, it's a felony to carry a weapon into an airport...but we got lucky!! (Praise God!!) Due to my son's good heart and nature...being in tears and explaining to the officers the mistake, they gave him a misdemeanor instead of felony and he has to appear before a judge a week after he returns to Michigan. YS said the officers were really nice to him and even told him they didn't want to give him the ticket, but had to because of it being their job. They even called his Dad to tell him what had happened, and to let him know that YS had made it on the plane.

Y'all...my heart stopped when his Dad called me to let me know!! YS was in the air on his way, and all I could think about was my tender hearted boy (nearly 18) was probably in tears the entire trip, scared to death, and not able to enjoy his first flight. I was beside myself. He's not your normal teenage boy...from the age of 3, he was diagnosed with severe ADHD, along with a learning disability. Over the years we overcame every obstacle that challenged him (WITHOUT MEDS!!)...his grades have improved, and this fall he will be a senior!! However, with all of that said, he's still got a heart the size of Texas, and it's too tender for a world filled with today's violence. When he stepped off that plane and into my arms...he broke down and cried and was truly scared to death. My heart ached for the pain that was written all over him. He's never been a person of many words, I've always had to coax any type of conversation out of him...yesterday was no exception. I asked all of the right questions, but got the answers I needed. It was a clear mistake he won't soon forget.

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