Just got back from my son's Baccalaureate service..
It was a boring message which is a shame because it seems like a
great time to get a speaker that will deliver a simple message the
kids may go away with...
With this being my youngest it is sobering to know that I have either
taught them well or not ..but it is done...
While raising them I have been through a rough marriage & divorce, single parenting , co parenting and negotiating parenting with a high strung step parent... Through it all I tried to make them toe the line and kept my expectations for them high for character.. I am proud of both of them.
Those boys have been my life for 20 years , sometimes feeling like
me and them against the world... Both were strong willed and kept me on my toes to stay one step ahead of them..I was pretty good at catching them
when they were doing something that needed catching
So now in 2010 it is time to stretch my wings and explore my hobbies
and interest.. As I watch him graduate I know it is time but I wish I could just have one more day with him as a baby to rock to sleep.. One more chance to hold his tiny feet in the palm of my hand when I rocked him..
One more chance to play in the waves at the beach, play hide and seek,
or catch fireflies... Maybe he will do all that with his kids one day and
I can share that joy!!
If you have little ones spend just a little bit extra time tonight tucking them in because very soon they will be grown !!!!