I’ve only been a mom to a boy for 3 1/2 years but I am very proud of all that I have learned! These are just a few of the things I may never have learned if I didn’t have this adventure of raising a boy . . .
I’ve learned the difference in how to growl like a lion versus growl like a bear.
In the car just the other day my son explained to me that gazelles can run faster than a cheetah because they run in a zigzag. Later he demonstrated to me how to run zigzag and has given me plenty of opportunities to practice.
I’ve learned the names of every, yes EVERY superhero and their special skill.
I can fight like a power ranger, sword fight like a ninja, and wrestle.
I have learned by my son’s example of the endless sound effects one must make while playing, and I have even found myself spontaneously making sound effects while playing!
I am learning (although I have not fully arrived!) to say “oh cool!” instead of scream when my son hands me a worm with a smile plastered on his face.
I’ve told and re-told the stories of David and Goliath and Daniel in the lion’s den and discussed over and over David’s use of a sling.
I can sing AND do the hockey-pockey while driving in the car (is there a law against that?) in an effort to contain the energy of a 3-year-old boy strapped into a car seat.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of what I have learned and of the many ways I have been stretched as a mother to a boy. And to think, I am only 3 years into this. How much more will I learn in the next 15 years? 20 years?
Laurie S. said:
Cindy, you are doing such a fabulous job of being a mommy to a little boy!!!!
WhereMyrtlesGrow said:
Seriously, it is only in God’s grace and mercy that I can even attempt motherhood! 😉
beingmomme said:
I have an almost 6 year old little boy, and appreciate every word of this! I especially love the worm bit. My son and I recently spent a few minutes admiring how cool a mommy wolf spider was for taking such good care of her baby spiders…which were all on her back…all 400 of them…just waiting to scatter and crawl up my legs. 😉 I even enjoyed it – well, mostly.
WhereMyrtlesGrow said:
That is awesome!! You are more brave than me! 🙂
Dale Heath said:
I had a little boy once…and long before he left this earth he had moved into manhood too quickly. His cherubic smile with the deep dimples stayed but life got in the way and I saw less and less of that smile. All the things you have mentioned are a part of my past, too. Although, my little three year old son loved The Dukes of Hazard and The Hulk….it was another time…..you sound like you are enjoying your gift from God as I have so loved mine…. cherish the times you have and cling to every breath of your little boy. I DO know this….that my son grew up to tell me he loved his childhood and that has meant everything to me.
WhereMyrtlesGrow said:
I remember watching the Dukes of Hazard with my brother when we were little. 🙂 It is sweet memories like these that can help on the rough days when we miss our loved ones who are no longer with us, your son and my brother.
Yes, I cherish every moment with my son! He is in the Lord’s hands, his days, as are mine, are numbered by the Lord and so I cherish every day we have together and pray that it is a lifetime of days together!