My Children

No matter how old they get I still worry about my children. You may not know it but when you have a child (and you don't have to give birth to be a mother) it is a life long commitment. Everyone talks about when their kid turns 18 they are out the door. Well I have news for you. Even when they walk out that door they are still yours and you still worry about them. They never get too old for that.

Last year at this time we had Tom in the hospital and were worrying if he would survive. So I spent every spare moment I had sitting in his hospital room. Now this year it is Missy. She is sick and she has to come up with the best treatment for her.

This is where it gets hard. Your children are adults and you are proud of the adults they have become. But it's also hard to give up control. I want so badly to take care of her but I can't. She has a husband now and that is his job. I can only be there when she reaches out to me. I must respect the fact that she is a wife and a mother. My baby grew up and I'm so proud of what she grew up into. But no matter how old she gets, she will always be my baby. Luckily she still needs her mommy occasionally too.