i folded Kailiegh's workout shorts, Emory's Gap sweatshirts and my Affliction t-shirts...and mixed in with all of that were these little bitty boxer shorts. Just like something you would find on your bedroom floor after a long night with a boy that let's face it will turn in to a faded memory and a bad country song....small. innocent. not yet jaded by all the things that make boys want to break a girls heart.
and it dawned on me that while i CALL him my little man...
THAT IS TRULY WHAT I HAVE LIVING AND BREATHING IN MY HOUSE....this little man. who will someday love (or break the heart) of some girl living and breathing in some mommy and daddy's heart as i type this.
I think as parents we want what is best for our kids, but we don't always think about what is best for the ones that will love them someday.
It's about so much more than what sports they play in high school. or if they have girl friends, or how they validate you as a parent. If they go to college or what career path they choose to take and whether or not you understand it.
it's about the overall human being you help to shape. That you teach them to love and to be loveable. To give and to let all the amazing people give you things that you deserve to be given. the overall package.
Daniel Isaiah,
You truly are the man in my life. The one that has stuck around and fought it out with me and not given up (not that you have much of a choice) You constantly amaze me with your heart and your passion for all things Isaiah. Let me say this..mommy to son. if the rest of this blessed life with you is anything like the last 5 years, all I can say is I can't wait...
Girls will come and go. We are manipulative, deceitful creatures. But we are also magical, enchanting muses that when chosen correctly enhance and brighten your life. choose carefully and love without abandon.
There is so much more I can't possibly teach you about being a man because I am not one. but I am not worried about that, you have a daddy that is a phenominal man so i know you are taken care of in that department.
I love you, and I am excited and blessed to get to watch the man you are going to grow into...and i just want to do right by you....
Love, mommy



