Did you ever wake up in the morning and wonder where the years have gone. I did this morning. when I signed into my work computer and there it was, a reminder,a screen saver of my 3 boys all dressed up for Halloween . My little Ninja, my cowardly cute lion and my tiny sweet baby  playing with a pumpkin bigger than him. Wow! what a reality check that was for me. As a mother you spend all your time caring for  your family, making sure everyone has everything they need, providing emotional support, cleaning the house, PTA meeting, parents open house ,ice cream socials ,book fairs, you get my drift.Then Bang !!! All of a sudden it’s all gone and it’s just you. Your kids are all grown up.

Reality has set in once again your children don’t need you like they use to. Now when you try to help them  the words that come out of their mouth is I’m 18 years old  I can take care of myself. Those little darling you invested your heart and soul in  can do it themselves.  It’s hard for a mom to hear but then you realize it’s a good thing to hear because it just means you raise a strong, independent, confident man.You realized  you lost yourself  and your dreams in

in the process of raising them.Well I say it’s time for me and you  to start finding ourselves again. I believe my boys will need mom once again  when they have their own children. Then the reality will begin again, it would be wonderful and those old days will be relived with  and through grandchildren.