May 11 2008
Sons
Being a Mom means:
- Fixing vegetables for dinner when you really want to have ice cream. And sometimes, having ice cream.
- Watching Aladdin or Winnie the Pooh for the twenty-fifth time in three days, because it’s his favorite. (circa 1995)
- Giving up your favorite seat on the couch - or allowing yourself to BE the seat on the couch. Even when he’s 6′3″ and 230 lbs. And you’re 5′9″ and, um, less than 230 lbs.
- Crying when he starts school and then crying more, when he graduates. From kindergarten. From 5th grade. And oh mah holy hell, at the THOUGHT of him graduating from High School. At least you have a year to prepare - and stock up on tissues.
- Listening to a play by play (by play by play) of what happened during this show or that class or this game or that movie.
- Holding your breath, holding his hand.
- Saving every “I love you Mommy” scribbled on every piece of paper. Saving the “I hate you” ones, too.
- Bare butts. Bare toes.
- Messes and cars and action figures hidden in every corner of his bedroom. And no, you can’t get rid of the G.I. Joes…. or the baseball cards…. or the baseball caps.
- Haircuts. or not. Electric razors for Christmas.
- Video games.
- “Cut the grass. Take out the garbage. Change the cat litter.”
- Riding in the back seat after handing over the car keys.
- Bartholomew Cubbins and his 500 hats. Over and over and over again.
- A five-year-old voice singing “We represent the lollipop guild”.
- Never, ever calling a ‘pillowcase’ anything except a ‘tuppow diaper’. Some things are too good to ever be forgotten.
- Seven “wake up calls” in the mornings - as soon as he hits the teen years.
The hug of a giant and the “Happy Mother’s Day” mumbled into the top of your head.
—- Happy Mother’s Day to all of my friends and my friends’ mothers. —-
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And a HAPPY MOTHERS DAY TO YOU, REE!
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Awwww. I love it! I hope yours is being great!
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Enjoy those times, Ree - - they are over WAYYYYY too soon . . . *sigh*
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Happy Mother’s Day. It is wonderful being a mom to a son isn’t it?
aww Happy Mother’s Day! I have these moments to look forward to
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It’s the bare butts and toes that get me every time!
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Happy Mother’s Day.
My nephew is going to graduate high school soon and that freaks me out.
My oldest son has like 15 years or something until then. But then I think that means 10 years until I can sleep in???? When, for the love of all things holy, will he understand that you should sleep past 6am on the weekend! When does this happen??
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Happy Mother’s Day! Many of your items reminded me of my relationship with my mom, and makes me look forward to being a mom. It sounds like you are a world class mom!
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Darn. And I thought I was going to get off easy on the “I hate you” notes since I had a boy. I figured that was a girl thing. Ugh. Happy Mom’s Day!
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As a mom who had two sons first, I totally concur with the accuracy of this list!
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Aww babe, that was beautiful. And made me laugh cause you are tracking Moo’s life as well as Shortmans. Replace the cars with Barbies and all the paraphernalia..
Moo loved Aladdin. I had to call her Princess Jasmine for a while there.
Hope you had a wonderful mothers day my lovely.
Big smootches!
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Happy Mother’s Day to you, too, Ree
Heidi
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Saying “that’s what THEIR mom lets you do, that’s not yours.”
Happy Mother’s Day,
Barbara
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Happy Mothers Day!
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That so sums it up. Happy Mother’s Day (a day late) Hot!
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Happy Mother’s Day!
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Love it! Hope you had a very happy Mother’s Day!
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Awe..those are sweet…
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Only seven wake up calls - I am in awe of your super mom-ness. Hope you had a happy mother’s day.
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Awwww. That made me maybe want to have kids some day.
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I totally get it. My oldest son is 6′4″, the muffled kiss/voice on the top of the head. I totally get it.
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spending a week in a compact car with a 6′5″ son who is willing to fly to new york to drive back west with you, because he doesn’t want you to drive alone…and he says he’ll let you pick the music.
i’m betting he hits me up for the money he needs for new wheels for his car when we hit colorado.
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