At The End of The Day...

I was laying with Reese tonight as we settled down for the night and he says, “You’re holding me too tight, Mom!” I have to admit that I intentionally give him an extra squeeze. But for him to tell me that I was ‘holding’ him too tight smacked of a cry for independence, and brought silent tears to my eyes.

I caught a glimpse of the future and realized that one day I will have to let go, which is why I sneak an extra squeeze in every now and then. When the time comes that my boys gain full independence, that is, to have their own families and careers and they are living life to their fullest potential, I hope they remember the times that I squeezed them a little extra tight and whispered in their ears, “I’ll love you forever and I’ll like you always, as long as I’m living my baby you’ll be!”

Mommy loves you guys soooooooooooooooooooo very much!