Caleb followed me into the kitchen as I prepared to make dinner, his brow furrowed in thought.
“Mom, do you ever get tired of taking care of me?”
Oh, my heart! I knelt down, gripped his arms, and looked into his eyes, the better to give full impact to my answer.
“No, sweetheart. I never get tired of taking care of you. I love being your Mommy.”
Looking relieved, he said, “Good. Because some people do get tired of it. They only like being the kid!”
Filed under: Caleb, things kids say
oh goodness….
A few years after my tosser X left my JAcob who was then almost 8 out of the blue said…
mum…if you get fed up with me will you leave me and stop loving me…. it almost broke my heart… like you I got down to his level and said…. sorry but Im here for ever, even when your grown and dont think you need me, I will always be here, come rain or shine…
I hope Ive been enough for my sons..
That is so adorable!!!
Wow! He’s a smart little boy–most don’t even think about it! And what a lucky boy he is to have you as his mama!
At the risk of getting on my soapbox…people need to think through marriage and divorce more completely before doing either one. I have worked with troubled teens for years and have seen the damage from such poorly thought out choices.