Lattes & Predictions: The Day a Psychic Read My Son’s Future

This needs to be documented in the rare case any of it becomes true.

I had a friend come into town to visit for the weekend and while she was here we went to a café. Due to having my busy two year old with us, our original plan was to grab our food and bring it to the park. However, while we were waiting for our food, rain that was not on the radar began to fall heavily. Just before the rain started a Man and his dog walked in which, I saw the dog catch my son's eye.

We now have no other option but to eat in this café which, I had never done with my son before so I was already on edge. He actually did fantastic though and as it turns out, I am just one of those anxious mom's that is afraid of getting looks from others. As I mentioned earlier, he was very drawn to this dog and that did lead to him walking around the café. As I quickly ran after him to make sure he did not touch the dog, the Man looked up at me and said "he's an empath".

I was more focused on making sure my son didn't pet this dog without permission so to his comment, I just smiled and chuckled. The man must have been able to tell I was unaware who he was talking about. He clarified and said, "your son, your son is an empath." You can imagine my shock as I am trying to be under the radar. It was safe to say I was spotted on the radar and receiving what felt like an aura reading. I made a remark back along the lines of, "oh yes he is a Pisces, I've heard they feel deeply." He didn't seem too impressed with my horoscope knowledge.

As I am actively trying to get my son back to our table, the Man continues the reading. He told me how my son's brain needs constant stimulation ( thank you, this I already knew) and that is how he will learn best. He said he will excel in athletics and go to school far away and "I won't like it." YES SIR correct! I will not like that! To add insult to injury, he then says we have a codependent relationship. I could barely stutter out I was a single mom before he told me, "I needed to learn to step back from it." At this point I had enough and wasn't sure if I was receiving a reading or a roast.

Looking back, he wasn't wrong about the codependent relationship. As important as it is to be the safe space for your little, I did often use him as a crutch. I always feared leaving him, with even his grandparents because what if he needed me? In hindsight, I think it could also be the case of, "what if I needed HIM?". Even with my lack of responses, he continued on to say that my son would work as an engineer and specifically in aviation. Now this struck my interest as my son showed an early interest in planes and still does. It is too early to know if that is just the toddler boy in him or a true passion.

He really emphasized how special my son is and was going to be. I made sure to thank him as we packed up. After what just unfolded, I could barely focus on gathering everything in the stroller and getting my son buckled back in. So much for being in and out, I was put right in the spotlight! As we walked by to exit I made sure to say bye and he said the same along with, "you're a really great mom, I know you doubt yourself but, you're a really great mom." Something I desperately needed to hear in that season of life. Not knowing the connection I had to my son ( I could be the cool young nanny for all he knows), he knew I was Mom. I smiled to myself as we walked out and thought, "hmm, maybe this guy does know what he is talking about after all."