Posted by lil' jimi on August 29, 2003, at 9:47:23
In reply to Letter to my Son - Help (long), posted by Temmie on August 28, 2003, at 10:58:02
just like you Temmie!
You are an excellent and beautiful parent!
GOOD MOM!your letter is an exquisitely eloquent confirmation of your deep affection, compassion, caring concern for your "little" boy, who has turned into a man on you .... ... simply beautiful ... it is so clear in your writing that you love him so very very much ... glorious!
our one and only is only 4 & 3/4 years old now ... ... yet we too must prepare for that "someday" when he too shall leave to be his own person and we will have to let him go ... ... a year from now he will go to kindergarten ... ... we ARE NOT READY !!!
he has been invited to his friend's house for a sleep over on sunday ... ... we are very close to his friend's mom ... ... but we don't WANT to let him go !!
if we are not handling the separation anxieties now, how will we do this when he is grown ? ... ... (i kiss him about a million times a day!)
i would have prayed for a loving parent who would have bravely shown me the truth about their feelings and honestly treated me like an adult once i was grown ... ... my parents still treated me like was 5, when i was fifty! ... ... rather like they thought "shielding" from what they imagined would "stress" me, was any substitute for an involved, proactive, intimate concern and respect for me as an indivdual and an adult ... ... my folks were very good, but they had their blind spots .. ... ..
temmie
you are as good parent!
i am proud to know you!love,
~ jim
poster:lil' jimi
thread:255034
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