Christopher As I watched I saw Matt walk slowly from the school gates hand in hand with a girl walking next to him. I had to assume this was THE girl that he was banned from seeing, as distant as I had become from my son I was aware that he had very few girls flocking around him. I sighed and couldn't help wishing Alice good luck with her attempt to keep the two of them apart, I might be old and cynical but even from here I could see how besotted he was with her. She looked over at me and gave a small smile before giving Matt a gentle tug on his arm he looked at her and they exchanged a few words Matt turned and looked at me raising his hand in a wave, I looked at him and was struck again by what a stranger my son had become to me. I mean I got it there is always a time when your child go

