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Thursday, April 30, 2009
I'm a bad, bad blogger.
But then we knew that.
But this is REALLY bad, because I totally neglected to do my son's birthday post and now he'll think I don't love him. MY BOY TURNED THIRTEEN.
I can say that now without my voice shaking but it took practice. THIRTEEN is awfully close to EIGHTEEN which is awfully close to NOT NEEDING HIS MOM ANYMORE AND MOVING AWAY. And obviously we want him to reach this stage, all in good time of course, because that's what's natural and good and the way God ordained things to be and will make him happy and us too but FIVE YEARS ARE VERY SHORT. So I'm hugging him a lot lately, to store up against that looming day when I'll have to call him and have him drive to my house from his house in order for me to be able to give him a hug. I even kiss his cheek when I can catch him off-guard.
A little premature, you're thinking? Come on, Rachel, the kid's only thirteen, it's not like he's heading off for college across the country next week, you say? I will remind you that FIVE YEARS. They are VERY SHORT. For example:
I have been blogging (such as it is, lately) for six years and that has felt like nothing.
Five years ago LT was eight and I thought he was SO big and grown-up and that was not very long ago at all.
Every year goes by faster than the year before. When LT was born, 5 years was roughly 1/4th of my life. Now it's roughly 1/7th. By the time he's 18 it'll be 1/8th or so.
Remember the year 2000? Does that feel like a long time ago to you? Nearly TWICE five years, people.
What about Claire, you say? You'll still have Claire at home? Yes, but NINE YEARS AREN'T VERY LONG EITHER.
So I think I'm justified in having a wee little bit of a freakout. Now if you'll excuse me, I think he's soundly enough asleep that I'll be able to smooch his face without having him wake up and wipe it off, so I have to go now.
Comments
I know what you mean! Toney is only a year and some months behind Tolley! And it does go by so fast! Tonight i was watching the news on Fox and someone made a comment about the year 2000. And my first thought was that 2000 was not that long ago, then it occured to me it was 9 years ago. that is almost a decade! I agree with you that it seems to be going faster and faster. So I am enjoying this time as much as I can, as I know it wont last! waaah!
Posted by: debi at April 30, 2009 09:20 PM
Hey, if he's anything like Jason he'll need you well into his thirties.
Posted by: Jennifer at May 1, 2009 07:10 PM
Ah, me. Anthony will be 10 this year. As will C! TEN! Fortunately my son loves me and lets me cuddle him and kiss him. He even still sits on my lap sometimes, and he loves to lay next to me in bed and talk about his day (getting a cuddle at the same time). I am dreading the day when I lose my cuddles and kisses. He already has a 'tude, which I hate.
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