Four Things I've Learned About Life from my son
When I was a little girl I remember telling anyone who would ask me the question, “How many kids do you want when you get older?” AT LEAST FOUR. Of course I never anticipated that the actual act of getting pregnant for a second time would be so arduous.
I feel grateful for my gem of a son, my little fighter who survived in my womb when his twin simply vanished at 11 weeks, on so many levels.
At this precious age of 15 these 15 years which have seemed to whiz by- I've learned so much about myself and yes about boys and about the capacity of my heart to stretch in ways that never cease to shock me.
On this National Son's Day I wanted to share Four Things I've Learned About Life from my son.
Four Things I've Learned About Life from my son
#1 The act of dunking a nerf Basketball into a hamper- is NOT AS EASY AS IT LOOKS.
My son can and has spent hours upon hours perfecting his dunking shot, hours that I've been instructed by him to carefully watch his every move, and I can say with all certainty the shot requires skill and precision and my boy has demonstrated such patience in trying to help his dear mom get that shot just right.
#2 Gender truly has no bearing on who we innately are.
My son has squashed every stereotype I believed about boys. I watched him gently cradle our 16 year old Shih Tzu Mellie before her death with so much compassion I could barely keep from weeping. And the way he dotes on these fur creatures with whom we share our lives touches me at my very core.
#3 Life's simple pleasures are everything.
Jackson needs so little, actually next to nothing, to keep him entertained and content. A game of hangman on an errant piece of scrap paper can elicit such joy from him, he has me convinced HANGMAN might be the answer to solving world peace.
#4 The present is all we have.
I know I can't hold onto him forever, even though I want to freeze him in this very moment, and never let him grow up and explore and travel and fall in love with someone else. Of course I want those things for him, but the selfish part of me wants all his love directed at me– and so for now- while I still have it- I will marinate in it- I will let it wash over me and I will cherish it.
Honorable mentions
… He can school even his dad on investing
…he can GUT me with his ability to compose the music and lyrics to songs
…He is the ONLY boy who has ever been able to get me to play basketball
…He Can MELT my heart with a box of half eatern chocolates
…And last but certainly not least this kid has taken multi tasking to new heights!
How sweet. You have a talented son. And I so agree: time passes so fast. My son is 18 and I can hardly believe it.
This is such a sweet post. You are raising such a wonderful young man.
That very first photo though, the way the dog is looking at him… oh heavens. Happy Son’s Day!
You have an amazing and adorable son! More blessings to come and cherish every moment you have with them especially when they are still kids and depending on you
Such a nice blog about your son. He’s so talented.
I love this post as it is dedicated to your son. I totally can relate to this and having a young adult son too I am learning things day by day.
The present is all we have! This is a wonderful lesson! We all should remember it!
He sounds like a really amazing kid! Hopefully he continues to thrive and you guys stay as close as you are.
He sounds like an amazing son! I love that he can play the piano while also talking about investing 🙂
Such a sweet post. And I can totally relate since I also have a son, only son to be precise. Missed celebrating National Son’s Day, though. But better late than never, right? 🙂
What a wonderful young man your son is. You two look so much alike! Happy National Sons Day!
It really sounds like he is a great kid. It’s amazing what we can learn from our children.
Your son is so sweet! Enjoy the now and every moment!
I love this post so much! Kids teach us so much, and it seems like Jackson is an awesome human. I love the relationship he has with the dog! I always think you can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat animals.
Sounds like your son is gem. Yes kids teaches lot of thing. life is always happy because of them.
Our kids really can teach us a lot. He is growing up to be a fine young man.
He sounds like a very talented young man. I think you are doing a good job as a mom! Same as you, I’ve learned about life from my son and daughter!