Parenting

It's your first day of school my son,
Have fun and run and play;
And if you teachers do their job,
You'll learn to read someday.

Try out for Little league today,
I know you're not real good;
It doesn't matter if you play,
For I know that you could.

I'll keep you home from school today,
And it might take a while;
Since you met that bully there,
You just don't seem to smile.

The school says that you need some help,
So they will hold you back;
An extra year won't be so bad,
It might get you on track.

We'll get computers for your room,
They'll help you learn new things;
Make sure you use them just for school,
Or trouble they can bring.

A cell phone is a must for you,
To keep up with your friends;
I wish you wouldn't talk and text,
For hours upon end!

Your new girlfriend is kind of strange,
Her rings, piercings, tatoos...
That odor that is in your room,
Could it be pot or booze??

And those new boys you hang out with,
They're trouble with a "T";
You're such a good boy, what went wrong,
Why won't you talk to me??

And where were you last night, my son,
You snuck in right a dawn;
A local store was robbed last night,
Oh what is going on??

The cops are at the door, my son
They want to talk to you;
I told them that those boys just made,
You do the things you do!

You're now in prison, twenty years,
I guess this is the end,
I wish I'd been your parent,
Instead of your best friend!!