13 years, 10 months.

Dear Jack,

This past weekend taught me that you are now the age where you are considered one of the “teenagers in charge” of running the show for the little kids.

You and your sister participated in an early Fall Festival. While your sister definitely enjoyed doing all the kid stuff, you were asked to help run the station that made balloon animals for all the kids who showed up to your booth.

This meant you had to learn how to make balloon animals, which you did by watching YouTube videos.

You quickly realized though that the sword was not only one of the easier items to make, but it tended to be one of the most popular among the kids who stood in line for your craftsmanship and artwork.

Therefore, you became “the teenage boy who makes the swords”.

I just love to see you adopt these “big kid” roles for teenagers; to take care of the younger kids.

It makes me proud to see you do that.

Love,

Daddy