BANNED

‘She wouldn’t let me in’, he came back home rather quickly. His sister texted him to get a Starbucks order for her friend that was mistakenly sent to our apartment complex instead of the high school across the street.

‘Why?’, I asked, but I knew it was because of the recent incidents and decided to find out more. I also had to inquire about getting a new refrigerator as ours was not working. Again.

I walked into the clubhouse with my son and waited for the manager to come to the front desk. She glanced over at him sitting on one of their new chairs they bought for the remodel of the clubhouse. The one which took many months to complete.

‘We have videos of the back’, she explained. She wasn’t sure if she still had those videos but explained that the ‘kids’ took tea bags and straws, which they then took outside and tossed onto cars. She also let me know that my son was seen getting a cup out of the dishwasher. When I asked him, he told me one of the ‘friends’ wanted to drink, so he went to get a cup.

‘You’re responsible for your guests’, she snapped. Then she let me know that some of the kids went to various apartments and took packages. As a result, my son and his friend are banned from the clubhouse. For a few weeks at least.

I scheduled the maintenance to come by tomorrow before noon to look at the refrigerator. I would hope to get a new one, but that remains to be seen. We then left and walked back to our place and ate dinner. I skipped my usual walk and continued reading the psychology book I got for my daughter.

Why people do the things they do is a matter of many things. But the teenage mind is another world it seems. So many factors are at play and, as curious as I am, I intend to find out as much as possible. Particularly, how the teenage mind develops and how those experiences shape their adulthood.