T Minus 6 Days

T minus 6 days, Wednesday, August 8, 2012: "Random Act of Kindness"

Ok, this one is going to fall a little in the gray area again because it involves my little sister from Big Brothers/Big Sisters. But, like I said before, I still think it counts. Of course, with all random acts of kindness, I feel like I get more out of our visits than she probably does. She came out with a friend and I to get our nails done and then just her and I went to get dinner. For some reason, I feel like this challenge has really gotten her to open up to me a lot more.

When we've been hanging out the last few times, she's asked what I did on that particular day for the challenge. So, while driving to the restaurant for dinner, we started talking about another teenager in the Big Brothers/Big Sisters program who's had a much more difficult life than my little sister. We talked about how fortunate she is to have at least one parent in the picture who's actively involved in her life and wants her to become a successful, independent women. And, lord only knows how, but somehow this conversation transitioned to sex...eek! What the hell?! All I can say, is that I'm definitely not ready for that talk! But, I think we waded through it fairly well. Thankfully, she's nowhere near caring about boys but my hope is that this "random act of kindness" lets her know that there's more than just her dad that cares about her having a successful future. And that there are things about her boys should care about than just being able to hook-up.

While I hope that she'll feel comfortable bringing this up again in the future if necessary, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't happen for a LONG time!!