When I got home from picking up kids from school today I noticed a new message on the machine. It was the art class mom and all she said is she would like me to give her a call. I immediately thought "uh oh. What did he do?" I think most moms of boys can relate to that mindset.
Similar to other jobs, in motherhood you hardly ever get a call that is positive feedback. Well, I was pleasantly surprised. She just wanted to let me know that Alex is an exceptional artist. She figured the teacher probably already contacted me (which she didn't) because they had talked many times about how outstanding his work is. Wow!
I have always thought he had a knack for art. His favortie thing is drawing and he comes up with his own characters to draw all of the time. I guess I always figured I was just being a biased mom in thinking he was exceptional though. Well now I have confirmation.
Not only does he have raw talent but she said he picks up on concepts and notices things that none of the others kids do. I was so relieved to hear that he pays attention and follows instructions because he is known for doing his own thing and going off on his own tangent. She sounded very excited about his talent and he's not even her kid. How great is that?!