I had a moment today.
A moment experienced in motherhood that brought me so much clarity.
We spent the day at my sister-in-laws. It was there that my son played with some of his baby cousins and not once did I have to raise my voice. Not once did I have to remind him to be careful with the little ones. Not once did I have to give him a warning for unacceptable behavior or the evil eye for playing too rough with the girls.
Not once.
Today was glorious. It was one of those days that make raising children look easy.
Today.
As music played softly in the background and a serene calm crept over all of us throughout the car ride home, I turned toward my son who was sitting quietly in the backseat looking out the window.
I asked, “So why were you such a good boy today?”
I continued to glance at his piercing blue eyes and with folded hands gently resting on his lap, little did I know his response was about to take my breath away…
Word so fleeting, but words I have managed to hold onto for the last four hours.
Words I have replayed in my mind over and over as I have revisited that moment in my head all evening long…
“Because I always want to make you happy mommy.”
Oh my little boy, if you only knew how happy you make me. More than you’ll ever know…
Twitter: bubsymomma
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Totally just melted my heart…sounds like such a little sweetheart!
Ok …. that one got me …. big time. Ahhhhhhh, such a precious moment. Thank you for sharing that with us all.
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Twitter: ThetaMom
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I am still re-living that moment Leanne!
Twitter: ethiopiatofargo
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How sweet! I would hold on to those words for sure! My little 3 year old was so naughty all weekend
I’m going to live through you at the moment. Ha ha.
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Twitter: helene1108
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Please excuse me while I clean up the mess my heart just made from melting all over the place. How sweet!!!!!
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Twitter: cncliving
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Simply lovely and exactly what I’d want to hear some day.
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Awwww, what’s sweeter than that??
Twitter: RachelVoorhees
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What a sweet little boy!! I can’t wait for those days! You give me hope!
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SO sweet!
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Twitter: aejohnson3131
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It sounds like your doing something right. It also sound like you have a sweet young man.
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Beautiful! Perfect! Those are the moments we live for!
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Those are truly THE moments of parenthood that make alll the hard worth it.
Thanks for sharing such a sweet moment.
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Twitter: mommyofamonster
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TOTALLY melted my heart…I can’t wait for my boy to say something sweet like that
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Twitter: hearmumroar
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And to be totally cliched (but who cares?), it’s moments like this that make it all worthwhile.
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Twitter: Heymamasdotcom
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How very sweet!! What a smart little cutie pie!
Sadie at heyMamas
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It is so fantastic when they say things like that.
Twitter: whatsfordinnerma
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What a doll! We had a day like that yesterday too…when all the boys played so nicely outside for hours at a picnic with no fights, no tears, just having fun and making friends. Maybe it was just the free beer????
Lots of yummy love,
Alex aka Ma, What’s for Dinner
http://www.mawhats4dinner.com
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This was my very favorite post of yours, wow!
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adorable ~ heart melting moments!
sweet sweet!
.-= Jenn´s last blog ..Our Long Weekend started with a play… =-.
Wow…that brought the tears to my eyes. Such simple words and yet so powerful.
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Twitter: ThetaMom
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Thank you so much for that – it MOVED me more than words can say.
Twitter: genxmomblogger
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Don’t you just love it. They can be so sweet. My 4-1/2-year-old has a way with things like this. Now I just wish my 11 and 12 year olds would be as sincere! LOL.
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Oh my…that is PRECIOUS!
Best,
Tina
Twitter: jortolano
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Awwwww! How cute was that?!?! You must remember this when your son becomes a teenager, because the teenage years are not all that they are cracked up to be!
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Twitter: StrollerBallet
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Ohhh. That’s so sweet. It’s those moments that make up for all the difficult times. Sounds like a fabulous day.
.-= Sarah at The Stroller Ballet´s last blog ..I spent the weekend looking at cracks… =-.
Twitter: ThetaMom
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Exactly. A moment like this makes it all worth the ride!
That is so sweet! Those are the best moments!
Twitter: mungees_ma
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What innocence. That is so powerful it gave me chills.
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Twitter: ThetaMom
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Wow, thanks! I love to hear feedback that a post made a reader get the chills.
And although this happended a few days ago, I am STILL remembering it. A wonderful moment for sure.
Twitter: va_grown
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So beautiful. Thanks for sharing!
Twitter: a8forwomen
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Yes, I wish you many of these days where you are just so full inside from pride at your child.
Sarah Baron