"So how are things with your girlfriend?"

I'll admit, I enjoyed the fact my son almost jumped off his bed. He managed to pause his game before taking off the headset. "What?" he asked nervously. My son was on the verge of turning seventeen. A young man already, there were reminders that, by law, he was still a child. This was one of those moments, almost looking at me like a deer in the headlights. I could understand why as Emily was his first serious girlfriend.

Taking a seat next to him, I ruffled his hair as always. He groaned but I had always ensured my son always appreciated affection,...