He turned 16 last week. He is smart and funny and imaginative. I am amazed each day at how thoughtful and sensitive he is. How he cares more about others than he does about himself. How he still at this age loves his mama and isn't afraid to show it. He still tells me he loves me all the time and gives me hugs. As his birthday approached, we decided that he was responsible enough to have some more choices. So we gave him the choice about coming to the family dinner every night. You see, one of the most important thing to me over the last 16 years is to eat dinner as a family almost every night together. And I've held up that promise to our family. I would say that 70% of the time, we eat dinner together (keep in mind that 20% of the time the kids spend at their dad's homes so it is actually about 90% of the total time they are here...a pretty good average). But as his 16th birthday approached, we realized that he was coming home to eat when other kids his age were still outside hanging out. So after offering him a choice, he chooses to eat dinner with us every night anyways...amazing!
Oh my how he has grown!
Every day I am so proud of the boy he was and the man that he is becoming. Even though I've asked him time and time again over the last year or so to please stop growing up so fast, he is quickly growing into a young adult. In a few days, he will be getting his license...in a couple of years, he will be off to college and starting his own life. I only hope that I have prepared him well enough...that I have given him enough guidance to make the best of decisions.
To my son, Happy Birthday and thank you for making me the proudest mama in the world!
What a lovely tribute to your son. I love that he chooses to come home and eat with the family even though he no longer has to. That right there is proof that you're doing an amazing job with him.
ReplyDeleteHappy birthday! It does seem like you raised one great guy!
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!!! He is a wonderful boy!
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