Tats next?

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11YO has shiny new braces. I can't decide whether this is important for his dental health or as primal a ritual as skull shaping, perhaps because it's a bit of both. Either way, he's very happy with them, and his teeth are already less whacky. 11YO and 8YO both got their yellow belts in Jujitsu the other day. I was so proud! *beams* I remember how difficult they found the first session or two and they've come a long way. I tend to think of it as P.E. and a bit of 'classroom' practice for my homeschoolers who are used to going their own way, but I asked 11YO to demonstrate and he handily blocked my punch and tipped me off balance, courteously stopping just short of planting me flat on the floor, so I guess it works, at least on curious moms.