Yesterday was a full day with Jamel. We originally were going to the Mizzou Basketball game, but we had to change the plans at the last minute. To begin the day we had a great conversation about honesty. A situation occurred even before I went to pick him up and the topic of honesty was staring us in the face. This was the first opportunity we've had to have a real tough discussion. When it was over, he understood the importance of honesty, and he now knows that no matter what he tells me, I'm not going anywhere. We then decided to go by the library. Jamel got his first library card which he was very excited about. He has had a real interest in the World Trade Center since I've known him. Not only about how it came down, but also how it was built. I told him that we should go to the library and find some books on the subject so he could learn about the towers. We found a great kids book about how the terrorists brought down the towers. It explained everything on 9/11 from start to finish, and it was age appropriate for him. We also found a great book about how the towers were built. So, he was pretty excited. The scary part was that on the way to the library, Jamel told me he had one of his teachers tell him that George Bush is the one who made the towers collapse. How do you deal with that? I told him he needed to do some research on his own and then he could make his own decision on what happened. I was glad to find that book!
We decided to go see the movie Paul Blart: Mall Cop. It was pretty corny, but it had its moments. It was definitely a good movie for kids to see. If you liked Kevin James in King of Queens, then you'll like this. It was his typical brand of comedy. It also had a pretty good family message in it. The middle of the movie got a little boring. Jamel even took a nap for a while.
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