It’s Complicated.
Posted on September 1st, 2011
In exactly thirty days my son will turn four years old. Four. Years. Old. And I have pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I will be a wreck for the month of September. It’s an odd experience, being in the presence of this little boy. There is a perpetual lump in my throat and tears are always springing up out of nowhere. And even though my whole life I have been somewhat of an “emotional person” in the last four years I have learned more about the complexities of love than I ever thought possible. And this kind of love, the love that we have for our children, it’s always complicated. For instance, the lump in my throat, is it there because…
Tagged: Birthdays, Broken Hearts, Children, Growing Pains, Little Boys, Magic, Sydney Harbor, The Beatles
