LANDMARKS AND LANDMINES ON THE PARENTING HIGHWAY

We all have those "MOMENTS" that become crystalized in our minds that are our own unique milestones as a parent.
An early one for me was when I just brought my first son home from the hospital and, while changing his diaper, he pooped and peeped simultaneously all over me. I can still vividly remember the moment as  I laughed over the realization that I was now officially indoctrinated into my role as mother.

Another one was when my second son was born. After months of worrying that I could never love another child as much as I did my first, they brought him to me in the hospital and he immediately curled up in my arms like a sweet precious kitten and, in that instance, all of my fears melted away.

I had another "MOMENT" yesterday. My youngest son (age 12) returned from his first time at sleep away camp. He left barely being able to lift, let alone carry, his large backpack which was almost as big as he is. He returned carrying that backpack on his back while holding several other possesions like a little man who had seen the world, conquered it and was here to tell his story.

Was it possible that he had grown in two weeks? He seemed taller, and older and had an air about him that said clearly he had gone through a "growing up" experience. At that moment, I knew that while he may have left "my little boy", I had better be ready for who he was now. Luckily, I captured that moment with a picture though it will be forever etched in my mind.

I had another  "MOMENT" late last night when I woke up at 2:00a.m. to find my 19 year old son watching T.V. when I knew he had to go to work at 6:00 a.m. I gingerly asked if he was going to bed and he abruptly answered soon. I would call this a "landmine" moment. A moment  when you are faced with the decision to act like a mother and treat your 19 year old son like a child or turn around and go to sleep giving him the freedom to be who he wants to be. But, that is another story to be continued ..........

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