Loving Being Mom
As I was busying around the house and my pre-teen son and his friend were hanging out, I heard something that made my heart so happy. The Clash was blaring out of his radio. Many thoughts ran around my head:
about my mom's reactions to when I started listening to rock and roll
about how awesome I feel to have such a cool kid
about how wonderful it feels to still relate to my son
about how I appreciate most of his music and at least have an understanding for the music I dislike
about how much fun it is to let my son be his pre-teen self - so much less struggle that way!
But really it all came out in a bursting bubble of joy and giddy emotion and I said to myself,
"Sometimes it really pays off to be a mom."