Buckle up, baby!! Griffin is 16.

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Raising a teenager is awesome!  I'm totally serious.  Griffin is so self-sufficient yet willing and ready to learn all kinds of adulting skills.  He is hilarious and such an interesting conversationalist when you catch him at the right time.  😉  He is interested in the world beyond this small town and eager to get his wings (or backpack and train ticket or wheels and gas money).  He is empathetic and comforting with those he loves.  He is a good guy and tolerates my many, many, many "teachable moment" conversations. 
 He is a loyal friend, a loving mischievous brother and a dependable team mate. He has avoided many of the typical teenage pitfalls of worrying about 
what others think of him, his looks, his beliefs, his family.  He knows and likes who he is and so do we.  I'm so so proud of him.


 Age? 16
  
Grade? 10th

Your teachers this year?  Ms. Gibson, Ms. Faulk, Ms. Kenady, Mr. Faulk, Ms. Inglis,  Mr. Neathery, Ms. Gamblin

What activities/sports/clubs were you involved in this year? Swim Team, teaching swim lessons, FBLA



What do you want to be when you grow up? no idea, maybe a Dr? Maybe a Navy Seal? Maybe a pilot?  (This kid still dreams big, and I love it....also, I think he should consider FBI Hostage Negotiator.)  


Where is 1 place you really want to go? Germany, Bahamas, Central America, backpack through Europe.  



What is your favorite………….

Subject in school? Social Studies and AP Psychology

Meal? Steak and potatoes

Fruit? apples

Vegetable? green beans


Dessert?  Shark Week Sundae at PJ's



Candy? Haribo Goldbears

Drink? Rootbeer

Spirit Animal? eagle

Thing to do inside? playstation

Thing to do outside? swim



Kind of music? rap

 Song? Running Down a Dream


Place we visited this year? Cape Cod
   
   Chore around the house? cleaning up after dinner
   
   Thing to do with Mama?  long drives home after swim meets blasting Led Zepplin.

  Thing to do with Papa?  argue

     Thing to do with Lucy? Joke around with her

     T.V. show?  Breaking Bad 


     Movie? The Platform
     App? YouTube

    Book? Dracula by Bram Stoker

    Day of the week? Friday

    Holiday? 4th of July (this might seem like a weird choice for a teenager, but trust me, if you spent one with him you would agree.)  


    Season? Summer

     Piece of clothing? Letterman jacket


    Sound? my own voice

   Word? broski

   Smell? curry


   Color? cool blue  



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