I have four children!
Yes, FOUR!
NO, I'm NOT CRAZY!
I really love being a mom! It is the hardest but most rewarding job I could ever have!
Yesterday my two youngest children, 2 and 5, were in the midst of having a contest of who could pretend to cry the loudest and most realistic... It went on for much longer than I thought it would. I kept telling myself if I ignored it they would stop sooner, boy was I wrong! I really was about to scream myself when they burst out in laughter and hugged each other excitedly! They had the best time being so annoying and I barely survived it. But when they laughed and hugged my heart soared and I had the biggest smile on my face. It made me realize that if something seems completely intolerable in the moment to just wait because that moment will pass all too quickly!
I learned this the hard way when my first born, my only daughter, the one that made me a mom for the first time changed my life again. In the matter of a few months time, she graduated from High School, Turned 18, left to work for a month in Nantucket, flew to Denmark alone, moved into her Dorm and started College. It just about KILLED me! I was put into a pretty bad depression just from the graduation and 18th birthday that signified she was now an ADULT!?
I couldn't wrap my head around the idea that my little baby girl was all grown up and leaving the nest! She has always been so very close to me. We hardly had any friction during her teen years and she was always my sidekick and I was her confidant. Letting her grow up and mature into a young lady has been hard for me but she did it with such grace. She is extremely confident, independent, and capable! Gee, I wonder where that came from?!
Something I have tried very hard to teach all my children is the value of good, healthy, homegrown, organic, local, GMO-Free food. The way my eldest son and her turn their noses up at our fresh Goat Milk, yogurt, and cheese, and say they are tired of fresh eggs has made me wonder if I did it all for naught. They loved this stuff when they were younger the way my two little ones love it now. So where did I go wrong?
Finally, my daughter decided to come home one weekend from college and we had a very short visit, she had too many other social engagements to attend to. But when it came time for her to leave, I gave her a big bag of basic kitchen needs, like seasonings and a cast iron skillet so she could cook a proper meal. Then, I asked her if she needed some eggs? The look on her face was priceless as it brightened up in excitement and she said YES! She wanted some REAL eggs, as the ones at college are pale and tasteless and she craved a good rich, farm fresh egg! I was immediately on cloud nine! I had succeeded! She was a foodie! Mission accomplished!
I have never been so happy to give away some of our prized eggs! I filled up two dozen colorful, fresh eggs and sent her on her way! It was easier this time to say good bye! I knew she would be back now! If not to see her loving mother at least she would be back for more eggs!
I had to get a picture with her and the eggs before she left.
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