I mostly think of writing when I'm struggling with parenting - but today I'm writing because I don't want to lose this pleasant moment. Forget pleasant - I'm downright skipping! My 9 year old son did stand up comedy at the school's talent show, and rocked it. I got accosted by teachers who were gushing on what a natural he is. Why is this so important? Because I worry too much about my son. He loves attention and sometimes that makes him unruly at school - as he'll go to great lengths entertaining other kids by being silly. And he loves to talk - so much that kids stay away from him as he's too verbose for a 3rd grader.
That's one of the reasons why today is so important. As it shows me that its OK for a kid to be talkative and loving attention. It has perks. I cannot imagine anyone having no fear going in front of a 400+ audience and improvising, and yet that's what he did. He changed the material based on what people were excited about. He was calm through the whole routine - which was about embarassing his family (of course!).
There's another reason this event makes me happy. Its because I came up with his script. He modified it and made it personal, but I gave him the framework and that makes me more confident about my writing skills. (I really need to get on with writing that book.) My content, and his comic timing worked so well together. I finally see words from my mind taking other shape, and it motivates me to start writing.
And so here I am, writing my blog.. :-)
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