| I am just not ready for this... |
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| Written by OHmommy | |
| Monday, 12 May 2008 19:00 | |
Why is this picture of a boy's bicycle worth a photo? To the average eye, it is just that, a boy's bicycle.To me, it is so much more. It is the details of the kickstand and lack of training wheels. I am just not ready to have a child that does not require training wheels. Furthermore, I am just not old enough to have a child with a kickstand. How many other 30 year olds have a child with a bicycle sans training wheels? I am just not ready for this. I admit. I have babied my oldest. When he was 15 months old and still not walking, I held him and encouraged him to stay near. When he started walking, the very next day, he took his first 100 steps and was off forever. When he was 18 months old and still not talking, I spoke for him and filled his life with stories. When he started talking, the very next day, it was in full sentences and full of reason. When he was 2 years old and still afraid of water, I gently washed his hair at night and glared down evil splashing children at the pool during the day. When he started swimming, the very next year, it was underwater and across the pool racing his sister. I have typically waited for him to give me signs of readiness... cause really, in all honesty, I could never be ready for the next developmental milestone. I have always tried to be in tune with him because I have never been tuned. I never read the Mommy Manual that they sent me home with from the hospital. So, when my first born love, approached me this week asking to take his training wheels off. I wept. I knew that once they were off he would be too. And really, in all honesty, I am not ready for this next stage.  Attached is a video for my family & friends to prove his latest accomplishment. As we were uploading, Jay asked me, "You think everyone will say... Good job Jay?" Yes, I do, Jay. I am so proud of my big boy. A boring video to the average eye, but to me... a whole new world of letting go. Sniff. Sniff. |
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