I’m not the overly emotional type. I’m strong willed with a strong spirit. I come from a lineage of matriarchal and matrifocal women. But sometimes even the strong have a moment of weakness.
Today, while doing the girls’ laundry I came across the inevitable. As I hung my youngest daughter’s clothes up, some of her shirts were falling off the hangers and landing on the floor. This has been happening for a while now, but I am usually able to strategically place the shoulders in place so that the shirt will balance and eventually be held in place by the next shirt pressing up against it. With the whole closet full, everything stays in place pretty well until she yanks the items down!
But lately, since we’ve bought some new school clothes and she’s officially wearing a size 7/8, those items are not as cooperative. The bottom line…she’s outgrown her baby hangers...and this makes me sad. The thought of reorganizing her entire closet and getting rid of her baby hangers signifies something for which I am not ready...its possible that she’s no longer a baby. My husband would tell you that this happened many years ago…it drives him nuts that I still call her “baby.” But she is a baby to me. She still wants to sit on my lap and have me rock her to sleep. She wants me to read stories to her and sing to her. She wants to lay her head in my lap while I play with her hair. She wants me to draw little pictures on her back when I give her a back rub. She and I are not ready for the big girl hangers yet. No, not quite yet anyway.
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Seconds ago I was hanging laundry and experienced the same "uncooperative" shirt! I convinced myself that it was because the neck was stretched out from so many wears. You have made me see the inevitable!!!
I'm not ready--and I don't think she is either! I told her that she had to stop growing, b/c I wanted her to stay my baby, to which she replied, "Don't worry mom, no matter how big I get I will always be your baby." I think she is more ready than I!
I told her last night at bedtime that I want her to take her baby hangers to college with her.
Awww I can seriously imagine how emotional it must be.
I don't have children but I have a little nephew and it broke my heart when he became "too old" to let me kiss his cheek in public.
Francine's little girl is right. Your always a baby to your mother
Ahhhh that is so cute! I can't wait to experience it all myself (if i can ever get pregnant) any tips by the way? It's been 7 months now!!!
They grow up fast, i remember all my brothers and sisters growing up (there is 9 of us and i am 2nd) and my littlest sister was only 6 months old when my husband and i got together now she is 8! I can remember changing her nappy even my other sisters nappy and she is 13!
Hayley x
Hayley
I've been thinking about you lately and how exciting and frustrating your situation must be. My advice? Well, my advice would be to have sex a lot...not just when you think you are ovulating...silly as it sounds.
Ohhh...I remember going through that :) I found a solution - have another baby! LOL, I have 3 teenagers and a toddler now.
Sharon
You brave brave lady...what are you smoking? Just kidding! No more kids for me. I took care of that one! I've just always had such a strange feeling that I would have 3 somehow...but I just have the two girls.
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