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Tuesday 25 June 2019

Being a Mother

From the title of my post , you might think what on earth is she on about! ...... This evening my only child .... yes my precious boy ( 19 years old 😬) is going to Ibiza on holiday with all his friends !!!
I can’t even begin to tell you the afternoon that I have had , packing the suitcase with him , making sure he had his sun protection creams so not to burn , paracetamol.. because I know he will need them . Next I made him pinky promise  to phone his grandparents in Italy to let them know he is ok , then he will have to call me everyday just to make sure he is ok . So after all the promises that he probably won’t keep ........ the time came that he had to go with his big  suitcase to meet his friend, this is when you start thinking 🤔 where did my bambino go ......the realisation just hit me ! It is me that has attachment issues , he is my only child and he is a rainbow 🌈 child , but while waving goodbye to him I also realised , the best gift I can give him is set him free ... he is a young man now and I can only pray that all the principles that I’ve taught him have been useful .  While I walk back inside the house I am still making a list in my head of all the things I packed for him in is wash bag , toothpaste, toothbrush , Paracetamol, hay fever tablets... yes he has got everything......but wait a second , something was missing , the most important item when you go on a lads holiday  ......🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

Goodnight M x

Ps I remember reading somewhere that our children are never ours to keep , they are just borrowed , we are preparing them for life x

I would welcome comments from mothers with similar experiences 🙂

4 comments:

  1. Too true but to a mother they will always be small and will always need us
    No matter how much we preper them for life when they come uo against the knocks in life they always know who they can turn to

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  2. I relate to this 🙄 even with 4 children and they are now all over the age of 25,as a mum we still worry that they will be okay, that they won’t be uncomfortable/hungry/ill etc...All natural, it’s what and who we are 💜

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    1. What are we like Suzie ! Wow 4 children what a blessing! Thank you for this comment I needed to read this . It’s so hard to try and make them independent but still want to protect them , I’m struggling with this but trying very hard to get that balance . One thing that I feel I have been successful is that my son knows he can talk and turn to me and I will always listen and be there for him ....as you say it is who we are 💖. All we can do as mums is be there for them this is the most important thing . Much love Suzie 😘. Mx

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  3. I relate to this �� even with 4 children and they are now all over the age of 25,as a mum we still worry that they will be okay, that they won’t be uncomfortable/hungry/ill etc...All natural, it’s what and who we are ��

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