Comments on Mommy's Martini -- think. write. laugh. love.: I Can't Seem to Stop them Growing

I think about this every day. When I'm only ha...

2011-05-10T20:25:25.955-04:00

I think about this every day. When I'm only half paying attention to something my daughter is saying because I'm busy answering e-mails. When I'm trying to shake children off my legs as I wash my face in the morning. When I look at the clock and wish their bedtime was closer... And if I truly acknowledge that nagging reminder that they are growing up at lightning speed and won't love me quite so fervently for all that much longer...then I'm smart enough to drop whatever I'm doing and give them my full attention - shower them with affection - and revel in the physical intimacy that has fast approaching its expiration date.

Lovely. Sometimes I feel like raising children is...

2011-05-07T08:52:22.852-04:00

Lovely. Sometimes I feel like raising children is a series of tiny heartbreaks, all for the better of course as we want them to become fabulous, independent adults, but still. Heartbreaking. No doubt about it.

Beautiful, as always. My kids are smaller than ...

2011-05-06T23:59:22.190-04:00

Beautiful, as always.

My kids are smaller than yours, of course. One still asks for a bottle (of tea) at bedtime. But because of the struggles we had with Jade's epilepsy, because of her huge developmental delays, now when I see how grown-up she is, almost all caught up with her peers, I have to catch my breath for the wonder and wonderfulness of it. *She* was a baby for too long, her brain having been interrupted.

But we'll see how I feel about it all when she's a young lady of 7. :)

I know exactly the way you feel. Sigh... They don&...

2011-05-06T23:00:57.008-04:00

I know exactly the way you feel. Sigh... They don't give you any space and then it's too much space.

I can relate to this post so much as I am also goi...

2011-05-06T11:38:40.578-04:00

I can relate to this post so much as I am also going through the exact same thing.

I haven't even read this post yet, I'm jus...

2011-05-06T11:03:20.077-04:00

I haven't even read this post yet, I'm just so excited to see you again! You wouldn't believe it, but I was just thinking of you this morning and mourning the loss of you in the blog world. Hurray!

Also crying because I said "allow my" in...

2011-05-06T09:37:47.869-04:00

Also crying because I said "allow my" instead of "allow me." I blame the tears.

Oh, shoot. Crying. Immediately imagining the day m...

2011-05-06T09:37:06.595-04:00

Oh, shoot. Crying. Immediately imagining the day my 8-year old son won't allow my to bury my face in his neck in the morning and inhale every last bit of him. Want him to grow up, can't bear for him to grow up. A mother's crazy dilemma. Thanks for the beautiful post.

Oh, absolutely. I relate to this so well and it&#...

2011-05-06T09:32:07.005-04:00

Oh, absolutely. I relate to this so well and it's so bittersweet.

My son told me that when he's 10, he won't cuddle with me anymore. We'll see about that.