When Our College Boys Were Little
School and a Mixed Bag of Emotions
"You can’t imagine your life with kids, until you have them, then you can’t imagine your life without them." ~Author Unknown It's been a week since two of our three sons flew to Manila to attend their classes. Even with the (remaining) 9 year old son at home, doing his usual stuff alternately watching tv, tinkering with his Legos, cutting/ folding/ creating things with paper and playing with the iPad, and making a ruckus all by his lonesome, the house is, weirdly, quiet. I often find myself introspecting... about the nest almost empty now and other similar thoughts. And I struggle to stop myself from wallowing in a mixed bag of emotions. It's not a bad thing, except, I could waste hours doing that. I thought I was totally in control and could dismiss the situation as another milestone, like seeing your child lose his first baby tooth. Nothing a warm hug or an ice cream could not fix. On the contrary, that hug at this time just exacerbates the yearning. It
Aww, time flies so fast talaga. Look at your boys, they look so grown up na. College na pala sila! :-)
ReplyDeleteGood-looking sons! :) I can't wait for my sons to be in college, too. Ha ha!
ReplyDeleteyes van :) their gap with my youngest is about 8-10 years so i still have a son in grade 3.
ReplyDeletethank you meikah! savor the time. hehehe... they'll be in college before you know it.
I have 2 daughters aged 16 and 14 and a boy who will turn 8 :) They represent all levels-elementary, high school, college lol
Deleteoh! we were in that scenario last year. hehe
DeleteGwapito nung kids pa, full-blown gwapo na ngayon. Naks! Ang cute lang ng Winnie the Pooh. :P
ReplyDeletethanks marie angeli! :)
DeleteTime really flies so fast. Before we knew it, malalaki na mga kids. But that won't stop us being a mother to them. :)
ReplyDeletevery true krizza... i'm amazed how they've grown this fast. *sigh*
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