I am sure they are not all innocence and charm. But lately, all the young teen boys I've met are such nice boys.
A while ago, a 16-year-old came to dinner. His mother brought him because she thought The Boy might like to meet him. This 16-year-old was articulate, charming, polite and worldly, with a sense of humour to boot. He's looking forward to getting together with The Boy.
Our Exchange is also like that. I like that he kisses me in the morning (that's what the French do apparently), and when he hears me run the sink, he offers to help me with the dishes. He's soft-spoken, likes music, and stumbles through his English in a most easy, unapologetic way. He's trying to read Harry Potter in English. Takes a long time in English, he says, reading only 100 pages a day. Still, he's way ahead of me. I seem to be stuck at page 14.
Yet, there's a benign, spaced-out-ness with these boys. It's like they are constantly wide-eyed with wonder, willing to adapt and take in whatever comes their way, with easy-going personalities. Maybe it's because these boys have travelled and they treat me with the reverential respect that well-brought up young men give to their friends' parents. I wonder if The Boy comes across to other parents like that, despite being so difficult and complaining at home.
The Boy tells me his friends are eager to meet Exchange. That's so social of them. I can hear Bro say, I don't want to meet him, what's he got to do with me? Maybe I'm just really lucky that The Boy is a good guy and attracts friends eager to participate in life.
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Hey, I'm willing to meet the lad. My spoken French is not at all up to speed but I'm going to need a contact in France if I'm going to spend my 50th birthday in Paris.
You see...you will meet him not because you are sociable, but because you need a contact in France. He doesn't live in Paris. He lives in a small town in southern France. Yeah, you change your mind about meeting him.
Hey, I'll need a contact when we visit the south of France. It's supposed to be lovely down there, what with the Bordeaux region and all. Yeah, I'll meet the kid. Je parle un peu de français.
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