Comments on: Camp fire

By: Shannon

Shannon — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:41:13 +0000

This brought tears to my eyes. It was sad enough for me just to move my baby from his bassinet upstairs to his crib. I’d pry my eyes open with toothpicks if I thought it would make any difference. But my mother told me just the other day “Many women have tried to keep their babies little, but none of them have succeeded”. It’s inevitable, I know, but seems like it makes your heart break, a little.

By: leeann

leeann — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:44:35 +0000

I love this post. Would you mind if I posted a link to it on my Facebook? I have many friends who would love what you said.

And I have a fourteen year old daughter and I have felt, just in the past few months, the beginnings of the separation. Some days I handle it better than others but each day is a gift!

By: Lisa

Lisa — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:06:29 +0000

And it doesn’t get any easier the next time, or the next either. I’m predicting it’ll senak up on me the 7th time too.

By: MamaGeph

MamaGeph — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 07:03:46 +0000

You know, Jodi, posts like this make it very hard to maintain my denial that all this is coming my way, sooner rather than later.

By: Lori

Lori — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:14:07 +0000

Oh you are so right! Once again you made me cry with your right-on-target words and your rich photos. I too have one of these newly emerged 14yr olds, and I blinked. We homeschooled, and our family is close – friends used to be amazed at how my son would still hold my hand or his dad’s hand long after their own sons had decided that was not cool. But sooner or later it happens, and everyone must blink. I’m glad it happened a little later for us, and I am so proud of the young man that is emerging, but my heart aches for those carefree days when he sat in my lap and held my hand. And I so know what you mean about the best times being the times that your family is alone together. It’s the same for us.
Thank you, once again. You see so much more clearly that many of us, and by sharing, you help us see more clearly too!

By: Jackie Hall

Jackie Hall — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:47:34 +0000

Oh boy do I feel your pain!!! My son is a Sr. in high school this year and will be turning 18 in December. Where did my sweet 5# 3 oz new born go? Thank GOD he has understood that I still need to hug and kiss him and he lets me! I’m so blessed. Don’t get me wrong he still wants his room to grow and spread his wings. It is exciting to see him grow to be a man but also sad inthat you lose your baby boy. I could cry thinking about him going off to college next year.

Hang in there.

By: Jan

Jan — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:42:02 +0000

I have said and wrote this many times: In the blink of an eye, my boy will be grown- guess I better stop blinking.

Peace.

And don’t blink anymore.

By: Pam

Pam — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:36:03 +0000

Love the post! i still remember clearly that little blonde-haired boy toddling about. It does happen in the blink of an eye.