The 11yo and I had a few hours of quality time earlier this week. He has been helping out with a tutoring program that our church hosts, and although there hasn’t been much need for him to work on homework problems with other kids (we are blessed to have several adult volunteers, as well), he does spend a lot of time playing games with them and reading to the little ones. I’m so proud of him and his heart for service!

 

Anyway, we treated ourselves to dinner before tutoring, and while we were sitting together, he asked me out of the blue: “Hey, Mom, does Baylor have any classes in entreprenooing?” I tried not to giggle and told him that Baylor actually has a whole program in Entrepreneurship. He was stoked! He then informed me that he still plans to open his own restaurant, so he will take a class in entrepreneurship, cooking and engineering (for fun).

 

I asked why cooking, and he said that a good restaurant owner needs to know how to cook everything on the menu, obviously!

 

Obviously.

 

I didn’t have the heart to tell him that Baylor doesn’t have a culinary arts program, but later on I thought to myself that he could study nutrition in the Family & Consumer Sciences program … especially when he learns that the department is full of girls! (He couldn’t care less right now, but something tells me that he’ll care a lot more when he’s 19! 🙂 )

 

Coincidentally, I ran into both the deans of Engineering and Business at a symposium on campus yesterday, so I told them about my 11yo’s big plans. They got a laugh out of it. I resisted telling them that they’re going to have to fight over him come 2018! 😉

 

Baylor Class of 2022, Sic ‘em! (Ok, NOW I feel old!!!)