My son is an entrepreneur

For almost a year now, Thomas has been anxious to follow in the footsteps of a cousin and be a "teenaged scrap man".  His cousin Ryan, whom we visited last month, has been collecting scrap metal for years and has paid for his own golf cart.  Thomas was inspired, although Andrew and I thought nothing would really come of it.  Nothing did for months and months, but after the visit last month Thomas's enthusiasm was renewed.  He put together a website and made flyers that he printed and delivered around the neighborhood.  We were thrilled that he got several responses quickly, and today he was actually able to make his first trip to the scrap yard.  He came home $10 richer.  I think he was a little disappointed in the amount, but we pointed out there was still lots of big stuff here that we hadn't taken yet, and he learned a lot about what he needs to do differently the next time...and he had $10 more than he did this morning!  Andrew has been particularly impressed with the increase in confidence and some interpersonal skills that he has seen in Thomas.  I am very proud of Thomas for taking this on!