Today Younger Boy came home with a medal around his neck.  It has the "laugh now, cry later" symbol on it.  I asked about it.

He received it because he volunteered to read three poems out loud in front of all of the sixth graders at his school.  In his words "forty eight sets of eyes...all focused on me".

He is super proud of himself.  I am proud of him, too.  He loves that kind of thing.

He tells me he is going to wear the medal for at least a week.

Praises for something he takes pride in!!