We didn't go just because...we were celebrating my youngest's 13th birthday.
Today, we did not go bowling (not a big fan of doing things on Sunday...), so we went yesterday. The family got together and went bowling to celebrate our youngest's 18th birthday.
We are officially no longer parents of "children." Of course, they'll aways be our children, but in the eyes of the law, they're adults. Such a strange feeling. It's been just over twenty-seven years since we were not parents to an under-eighteen-year old child.
I thought five years ago, I couldn't have loved my family more. Five years have shown me I was wrong. I have no idea what the next five years will bring. I'm sure it will be filled with the highest highs and the lowest lows...such is life. I'm grateful for these people, the ones who have filled my existence with joy and pain, strengths and weaknesses. Happy birthday to the youngest, young no longer, a child no more.
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