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Friday, December 16, 2005He's Still Mine
 Prospective brides, take a number. You will be subjected to an intense and thorough background check, IQ evaluation, genetic testing, and a two-year training program in order to proceed to the final round, which will not occur until the year 2014. If and when a suitable candidate is found, a formal courtship will begin, with the ultimate goal of a long and satisfying marriage. In the meantime, he's all mine. If you ask me, "So, is 13 a challenging age or what?" I will certainly admit that the phrase "Oh-my-goodness-when-will-it-end" does occasionally pop into my brain (several dozen times per day). But if you then say, "The teen years are awful, aren't they?" I will respond with a resounding, "No, No, NO!" This child (boy? young man?) gets up early in the morning so that he and I can have some "alone time" before the day begins. He likes to sit with his dad and me when we are having our coffee in the morning. He often looks at me and says, "You're my sweetheart." And means it. He lets me snuggle with him on the sofa -- and even lets me plant the occasional kiss on his cheek (provided that my lips aren't slimy). Daily, he says, "I love you, Schla." (That's his special name for me.) He enjoys crawling into the big bed and reading with me for an hour before his bedtime. He still holds my hand when we walk together. The morning after I broke my ribs, he appeared in the bedroom with a freshly gathered bouquet of wildflowers. On my fortieth birthday, he created an entire web page for me, complete with heartfelt messages and animated pictures. He plays with my hair -- simply because he knows I love when he does it. On a regular basis, he says to me, "Do you know how awesome you are?" So as you can see, the kid is going to be a fantastic husband some day. That "some day," however, isn't anywhere on my radar, so I'm going to continue to enjoy being his sweetheart. When it's time to abdicate, I will do so with grace and aplomb. For now -- back off! He may enjoy talking about all the pretty girls in his Youth Group, but when he comes home, he still has eyes only for me. And I am absolutely, completely, irreversibly in love with him, too. |
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I am: Mother to five stunningly individualistic children... Writer of young adult fantasy... Passionate advocate for Women At Home... Madly in love with my husband... In need of Organic Gourmet Chocolate on a regular basis. I've got a Paypal account if you'd like to contribute to the cause....
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11of my readers are feeling chatty:
Jill, that is so sweet! I hope that my son will be as affectionate at that age.
Wow - wonderful post. You kids are very blessed to have you as their mom!
Our 20-year-old son still spends a lot of times with us, but he is planning to go to Japan next year after he graduates from college. - mhm, we will see. My hubby is already teasing that he will be back in 6 months - we will see.
How wonderful for you! What a guy you have there. Special in more ways than one. You better have a good filing system in place for his ladies...you're going to need it.
Schla?
He sounds like a great young man.
Here's to hoping he never changes.
Struggling
Dear Jill,
What a sweet entry. Being the mother of boys is special (caveat: most of the time).
The Queen of The World has two boys. Teens. Life around here is interesting indeed.
Very truly yours,
EB
Sons are wonderful - even at that age. (Daughters are wonderful too, but are much more difficult at that age, at least that was my experience).
My son just got married in August and is now a 2nd Liet in the Army living in Germany. He will be deployed to a war zone in a couple of months.
Your post touched me. I remember those days. They were just yesterday and now he's grown. He's a man with responsibilities and a new little wife. And he chooses her over me, as he should. It's a real adjustment!
Remember this feeling on the bad days, because they are gone so quickly!
Thanks for sharing....
At our family Christmas party last night, our 15-year old came out of shell in big fashion. He had us rolling on the floor all night.
He is hilarious when he chooses to be so. He made the party enjoyable for me.
What a wonderful post - how sweet! You're both very lucky!
That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing. We just want to be their hero's forever, don't we?
He pays you such awesome compliments as a parent. You should be pround not only of him, but of yourself. You and Eric made him that way. Sounds like you done good!
Ken
Jill, I am literally crying. I can only wish that my boys are like Jonathan when they become teenagers.
That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing it with us. ~ Snickle
You are one lucky lady. I can only hope that the years ahead with my son are full of the same.
Great blog. Wonderful post.
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