One of those titles that you think "oh I beleive I realize what she is talking about". When really its not that at all.... If you know me you may think that you know what I am talking about but then again it could be many things.
Things change in our lives that either we consider good or bad. One day you think you know what is going on and then zap.... its changing again. We have our darling grandson who has lived for 4 years so close that I can walk to his home if I wanted to. I have had the pleasure of helping with his first years, showing him things only grandmas do and spoiling him the way only grandparents do. This weekend he is moving...... yes, moving to another town with his mom and this Grandma is not a happy camper!! Yes, I do understand that things change and people change. His mom and my son are no longer married and she has chosen to move to a bigger town for "culture and education". What the heck? My kids were raised right here and they have attended West Point Military Academy and Meredith College and they didn't have to live in a big city to get "culture and education"!
People change..... yes, that is so true and when people get divorced or separate they change. Families as they know them have changed and the members all have to re-adjust themselves to adapt to the change. Some of us handle this better than others. In my family my kids talk.. they talk to each other, they don't mix words they tell it straight. In other families maybe they expect you to know what they think or feel. Yet in others they just clam up or don't speak. Some even act like they have their backside on their shoulders all of the time!!!
I personally am a black and white person. Most of the time you don't have to guess how I am feeling or how I feel about something. Its either yes orno, black or white. I am not a gray person at all and I like it that way. You will know if I like you or not, no faking it on my side. This is where I hate the people who can't make a decision or won't state how they truly feel they just expect you to tolerate their moods and ways. I say "heck no" I won't do it any more!!! And in this day and age and at the age most of you are, it is time to grow up!!!
Time certainly has made me change in the respect that I never thought that I could be so attached to one little blonde haired, blue eyed little boy. He has changed from that little 18" 6 lb baby that I placed on my bed the day I met him and layed there and just stared at him. He was just so innocent then and still today there is such an innocence about him. He will be starting school next week and today he told me over his waffles and syrup that "school is dumb and stupid".
I tried to explain that you go to school to learn to be smart and so when you are old enough to do so, get a good job or fly planes and helicopters like his daddy and Uncle. Needless to say he is not buying this not even from Mama!
So, next weekend when he comes to visit and I get to pick him up from school, he will be telling me how it went. He, if you remember was "kicked out of preschool" back in December because he didn't like to take naps. Wonder if he can make that happen in kindergarten?? I hope not, all I can hope for is that time changes things for him and he will enjoy learning and going to school.
So, when you get the chance to hold your grandchild, take him to the park or just hang out, remember things may change and that could all change in a blink of an eye!!!
Life is always changing, it never stays the same.
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Just when we think things aren't going to change, they do, and often it's not the way we think they will. My grandkids have never lived close to me, and probably never will, but it's fun being with them when I can and enjoying a few hours here and there. Your little one will adjust and so will you-and you'll have good times just like before!! Hugs!
ReplyDeleteBe thankful that you can be with him whenever you want. That's a true blessing...
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