Thursday, January 6, 2011

i'm a mom. therefore i cry.


i cried as i took down the kids' christmas art on saturday. as i untaped macy's reindeer with handprint antlers, knowing her handprints will never be that same size again. as i folded up parker's letters to santa, knowing her handwriting and her unique way of spelling will all be different next year. as i saved the special masterpieces and reluctantly tossed the rest.

being a mom is hard. but no one ever told me i would someday be crying over handprints and stockings made out of cotton and glitter. . .


8 comments:

Kera said...

be quiet. you're making me cry.

Lisa-Marie said...

totally what kera said. cause really, it gets annoying... all this crying.

Sweet J said...

Robin, for your birthday I am making you a stocking out of cotton and glitter with my handprint on it. You are welcome.

kelly said...

now I'm going to cry because I forgot to cry about that stuff. Some days it's just pure survival around here.

bethany said...

Oh my. I already cried over the end of Christmas. Now I'm crying again thinking about how different Christmas will be when I have kiddos. Saying goodbye to all the Christmas trinkets....oh my.

Sniff, sniff, indeed.

Papa Dave said...

I'm a Dad, therefore I remember... and shed a few sighs and tears also.

abby said...

what a doll that little girl is.

i love this post and i love kelly's comment. i'm doing the pure survival thing these days. but i do have my "awwwww" days.

cindy. said...

this is the perfect picture. sweet, sweet, sweet.