My Son
A son is a warm spot in your
heart
and a smile on your lips.
In the beginning, he is
charmingly
innocent, putting his complete
trust
in you.
He comes to you for a hand to
hold
and for the security only your
arms
can provide.
He shares his tales of adventure
and knows
how proud you are of his
discoveries and accomplishments.
All his problems can be solved
by a
hug and a kiss from you, and the
bond, you share is so strong it is
almost tangible.....
Time passes, and your innocent
little boy
starts to test his limits. He lets
go of your
hand to race into the midst of
life without
thinking ahead or looking both
ways.
His problems have grown along
with him,
and he has learned that you
can't always
make his life better or kiss his
troubles away.
He spends much of his time
away from you,
and though you long for the
closeness you
once shared, he chooses
independence and
privacy.
Discoveries and
accomplishments aren't as
easy to come by now, and
sometimes
he wonders about his worth.
But you know the worth of
that young man.
He is your past and your
future. He is hopes
and dreams that have made it
through each
and every disappointment and
failure.
In your heart, your son is
precious and
treasured. Together, you
struggle through
the years trying to find the
right amount of
independence for each new stage
of his life,
until finally, you had to learn
to let him go.
Now you put your trust in
him, leaving that
son whom you hold so dear
totally in his own
care. You hope he always
remembers that you
have a hand for him to hold and
arms to
provide comfort or support.
Most of all, you hope that he
believes in
himself as much as you believe
in him, and
that he knows how much you
love him.
Because I love you,
Mom