8/1/2008
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Feeling much better now
My son is about to turn 18, and is going to be a senior in high school this year. I'm about to turn 40 and that doesn't bother me near as bad as my son turning 18. I can't explain it, but in my mind, he should still be that little kid who liked playing in Grandpa's minnow bucket. Now, he's taller than his dad and getting his mind set to go into the Navy after graduation. It's totally freaking me out. My mother had always told me that time flies when your kids are little, but I had no idea just how fast. It seems like it was just yesterday that I was watching him go off to school for the first time, and now he's down to one more year. My daughter is about to turn 15 and going to be a freshman in high school. I still see her as my baby, and I'm still very protective of her. Of course, she fights me every step of the way, but that's a mother/daughter thing. I want my baby girl back, and she wants me to back off. I remember going through this with my own mother, and I know that there will come a time when she'll come to me for answers. However, that time is still a long way off and that's ok. I'll take what I can get. She's going to be a cheerleader this year, and I'm hoping that will help curb her wild side. Unfortunately, she gets that from me. I used to think the whole "empty nest" syndrome was a load of crap, but now I'm not so sure. My kids were only gone for a week and I felt like my house was too quiet and too big. I'm not looking forward to the day when they're both gone, though I know it's going to happen. I can only hope that they don't venture too far away from home, write and/or call as much as possible, and that I find a way to get past it all and can continue to write.
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