Published by Deborah on 28 Sep 2005 at 07:58 am
They Grow Up Fast
Yesterday, my oldest son celebrated his 12th birthday. Our family came over for the traditional cake and presents. My brother and his wife were the last to arrive. After I gave her the grand tour (She had never been to my new house.), I led them outside, onto the patio.
We were talking when the subject of babies came up. I think it was when she saw my 3 year-old nephews playing inside. She started nitpicking my brother about having kids, but he doesn’t want any for reasons I won’t discuss here. I refused to take sides.
Then she asked me how old my son is.
“Twelve,” I replied.
“Wow!,” she said.
“I know. It won’t be long before he graduates high school.”
Then I looked at my youngest son and thought, He’s not too far behind.
melly on 28 Sep 2005 at 5:26 pm #
Oh, boy. They probably should have settled this issue prior to getting married.
Don’t think about the kids growing up too much. I know, it’s kind of sad when realization hits, but c’est la vie. I hear you.
Deborah on 28 Sep 2005 at 7:23 pm #
Yes, I agree. I’m hoping this doesn’t destroy their marriage. As for my own kids, I don’t think too much about the time until they hit a major milestone like this. I’m almost thankful that the time is going by so fast because the teenage years will be here very shortly, lol.