It all goes so fast--enjoy it. These are such precious years
My 17 and 18 year olds still aren't quite at the thanking me stage. It's more of a separation time for them from me. It's all good
Truman ProctorMay 8, 2021
Being a father of 2 kiddos, one now 3 years old (son) and the other about 14 months (daughter), I identify with your sentiments so much. On Saturday mornings when I usually get up with kiddos so my wife can sleep in a bit (after having gotten up with them every morning during the week so I could get in the shower to get ready for work), I find more and more how extraordinary Mother's really are, and that sometimes there's just some comforts that Dad's can't provide and that's OK! I also believe I can work on improving my responses to my kiddos reactions to little things that really don't matter much in the grand scheme of things (i.e. Brother took my toy from me), but much more applicable is those teaching moments (me to my kids) and learning moments (my kids to me). On to another wonderful day! Bless you, Mom's...everywhere.
Linda WestoverMay 7, 2021
You have beautifully expressed a truth about mother/child relationships that we tend to overlook. Mother is our anchor, our "safe place." Even now as I approach my 79th birthday, I often call out in my heart for my sweet mother to help and comfort me in the hard times -- and the wonderful thing is that the help and comfort come!
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ShaunaMay 10, 2021
It all goes so fast--enjoy it. These are such precious years My 17 and 18 year olds still aren't quite at the thanking me stage. It's more of a separation time for them from me. It's all good
Truman ProctorMay 8, 2021
Being a father of 2 kiddos, one now 3 years old (son) and the other about 14 months (daughter), I identify with your sentiments so much. On Saturday mornings when I usually get up with kiddos so my wife can sleep in a bit (after having gotten up with them every morning during the week so I could get in the shower to get ready for work), I find more and more how extraordinary Mother's really are, and that sometimes there's just some comforts that Dad's can't provide and that's OK! I also believe I can work on improving my responses to my kiddos reactions to little things that really don't matter much in the grand scheme of things (i.e. Brother took my toy from me), but much more applicable is those teaching moments (me to my kids) and learning moments (my kids to me). On to another wonderful day! Bless you, Mom's...everywhere.
Linda WestoverMay 7, 2021
You have beautifully expressed a truth about mother/child relationships that we tend to overlook. Mother is our anchor, our "safe place." Even now as I approach my 79th birthday, I often call out in my heart for my sweet mother to help and comfort me in the hard times -- and the wonderful thing is that the help and comfort come!
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