I had a first two days ago with my oldest son. Banini #1 is a webelos cubscout. He is working on obtaining his webelos rank. One of the requirements for an activity badge states, send an email to a friend. This is a very easy thing to do, right. I e-mail everyday and have been doing so for more than a decade. However, my son was really reluctant. I asked, "why???" "Well, mom," he finally admits, "I don't have an e-mail address and I am not sure I really want to be "electronic" yet."
We have discussed the dangers of the internet to him several times. He has surfed the internet and plays games online, always showing responsibility with these privileges. I was really surprised and pleased at his hesitancy. It shows more maturity and understanding on his part about internet usage and the moral dangers it can bring into a home. With this in mind, together we set him up an e-mail account.
I promptly logged onto my e-mail account and sent him a welcoming message. After I wrote the letter, including all the stuff mothers are apt to include, I closed it with the signature- Mom. In all my e-mailing over the last decade, I have never closed a letter as Mom. It was a moment.
My boy is growing up and I pray we are teaching him everything he needs in this world to remain physically, emotionally, and spiritually strong. So that the next time I pause at my Mom signature is the first letter I write to him, while he is serving the Lord on his mission.
