Kid Guitars

Our son has always been the adventuresome type.  He likes to walk just a little bit on the wild side but not far enough that he goes over the top or gets in trouble.  For the most part he is a very good boy!   He is VERY VERY funny and seems to be able to make himself the center of attention quite a bit.  He really has this way of making me laugh to the point where if he is going to get in trouble he manages to get out of it by watching  me break into a smile or giggle because I just can’t keep a straight face.  This strategy however does not work with his father.  I guess you could say that his dad is more of the disciplinarian and I am a bit of an old ‘softie’

Our son will turn fourteen just before school begins in September.  He is obsessed with the rock stars of old, (even before my time), like Jimi Hendrix!  He says he believes that a “Rock God” lives and breathes within him and he must let him out for some air!  So he is seriously asking us to get him an amateur guitar for his birthday.  He wants an electric guitar similar to a friend of his with the hopes that  they can begin to put together a band!  He has such stage presence that he might just be very good at this!   My more pessimistic husband says, “I’m not buying no crazy guitar for his birthday!”  I am trying to get him to lighten up and realize that this really may just be a passing phase and the more we tell him no the more he may push to do it anyway.  It will take some time but I think I can work on my husband.    Believe me, there’s never a dull moment in our house.  I guess our lives would be pretty dull without the current rollercoaster on which we ride!