just today
I was at Safeway today and an elderly lady came up to me and told me how beautiful, adorable, precious Elliott is. Then she asked if I was just watching him for someone else. I said, "No, he's my son." She said, "Oh, but you look so young. You see I'll be 70 in September." I didn't tell her that I'm 18, and so I am young. I have been told "oh, but you look too young to have a child" about two hundred times since I was pregnant, and today was the first time it really bothered me. I dont know why. I think it's just that I love Elliott more than anything, and it upsets me not to be assumed as his mother, because i am his mother, one hundred percent. My age doesn't stop me from being the best mother i can be, so it's insulting i think to have someone say, "well you couldn't even do it if you tried, cause youre only 18. It's not possible"
After she left, I took Elliott's face in my hands and kissed him on the forehead. "I love you so much, Elliott," i said. He looked up at me, smiled, and we went on shopping.
After she left, I took Elliott's face in my hands and kissed him on the forehead. "I love you so much, Elliott," i said. He looked up at me, smiled, and we went on shopping.