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Moms and Eagles

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EAGLES

I was reminded the other night of some things I had forgotten as a mother.

It is easy to “romanticize” motherhood when you get older and the kids are grown and gone. It is easy to remember all the “good” times and pretend like you really had it altogether…all the time.

I did not.
Nor will I pretend I did. Continue reading Moms and Eagles →

Mom, I’m Staying with you Forever!

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I knew it would happen. I couldn’t stop it. Well, technically, I could have…but that would have been so wrong. Wait a minute…there would never be a girl good enough for either of my boys!

Alas, my sons grew up, fell in love and got married.

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Both of them. And the girls have the same name. The same first name, can you believe it? This has proven a bit confusing, yet a bit convenient for me. If I say the wrong name, I really haven’t messed up!

“Mommy, I am going to stay and live with you forever and ever.” “Oooh, yuck…I don’t like girls.” “Mom, he is acting so weird since he got a girlfriend, I will never act like that.” “Momma, I am going to marry you when I grow up.” “Mommy, here is the Valentine I made just for you!” Continue reading Mom, I’m Staying with you Forever! →

Don’t Wish It Away

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Children really do grow up

Just an observation.

I thought I would crunch Cheerios under my feet for decades. And I knew I would never get to be in the bathroom alone.

And get a good’s night sleep ever again? Never…they were babies, and forget about the driving years! Sleep evades you when waiting up for one to make curfew!

But look what happened. Continue reading Don’t Wish It Away →