You know those parents that just go on and on about how awesome their kid is and you’re like “would you SHUT UP about how awesome your kid is?!?”

Well, so that you don’t want to say that about me, I’ll try to make this short.

Foster is amazing. He rarely ever disobeys or disrespects his father and I. He is honest, giving and loyal. He is a saver, not a spender. He is a thinker. He is happy with a trip to a used bookstore and doughnuts with his close friend as a birthday celebration. He is grateful for what we give him and does not often take his material or emotional blessings for granted.

His intelligence astounds me. His sense of humor brightens every day. He is human and he is a boy so he teases his sister mercilessly but he will help her out if she ever really needs anything. He chooses the company of his father and I. He enjoys playing with his little brothers. He is deliberate in his choice of friends and does not get hung up on fashion or what is popular.

If I had to name any flaw in him at this time I would say he is too critical of himself. He does not have confidence in his own gifts and abilities and that causes him to have an “I can’t do it” attitude. This is hard to watch as a mother and even harder to know how to combat and teach him to overcome.

I am beyond thankful that I have gotten to be his mother and know him as a person for these past 12 years.