For Mothers of Sons

I am not a mother, so maybe I have missed the point. But, why is this poem only for mothers of sons? Is the growing process different for boys and girls? Or do sons somehow grow faster than daughters? Or do mothers of sons don't really want their babies to grow up?

As I was reading this, I was holding my son in my lap. He is going to be two in May, and already he's so independent it makes me feel sad sometimes. Since he has some health problems, I tend to watch him very closely, but he often says "Mama, go away" when he wants to play on his own. Grappling with him for control of the keyboard as I type this, I think afterwards I'll spend a moment just hugging him tight.

This made me teary eyed - my son is five and I can't believe how much he has grown. I can still remember his first day of school and how much he DIDN'T miss me because he had so much fun making new friends. I dread the day he goes off to college - thankfully I still have a lot of time to spend with him before that happens. Thanks for sharing leeesa!

This made me cry too! As the mother of six (yes six!) boys, it really hit home. They grow up so fast! My oldest is now a Sophmore in High School and my youngest is two years old. We only have one baby left - the others are all in school.

That is beautiful. I am a single mother of 3 boys and you are so right, the time does go by so quickly. I have to out of 3 boys who will be graduating this year and I'm like, I remember when you started Kindergarten, now your going to high school in September. I look at my boys in amazement sometimes because although their mine, I still can't believe that they are mine, hope I'm not confusing you :). We are totally blessed don't you think!

Iloved it and it made me cry too. It is so true one day he is a cuddly little baby then a toddler chasing after a leaf , then off to school and suddenly he is all grown up. Now I am eighty one and wondered where the years have grown and my son is forty nine. Now I am living with him and he is actually caring for me at times not that I need caring for really. I am able to do for myself most of the time and thats wonderful.

Oh that was so sweet!! My son is 1 1/2 yrs old and I can't believe how fast he is growing up! Just yesterday he was a new born baby and now he is talking, walking, and climbing on everything!! It is so amazing watching your children grow up. You want them to grow up but when they do all you want is for them to be little babies again. That was great to read, Thank you.

The only problem I see with this is you wrote that it makes you cry but you didnt site where you heard it or if you wrote it or not until further into the discussion which isnt a good thing to do you want to state that up front that you didnt write it etc so you dont get in trouble. Anyway thank you so much for sharing that it was beautiful! I copied it and pasted it to a notebook folder of favorite poems! That will ring true for any mother out there who really loves her children. If you love your child its giong to seem like you blink and they are growing up if you dont love them I think you sit and think man when are they going to grow up enough to get the he## out of here so I can have my life back. I love my kids so much that it makes me cry to think my daughter will be going to school in another year. I just want hug her and hold her forever but I know eventually shes not going to let me do that anymore.

Well, I didn't cry but I thought it was very true. Every time my only child comes into the room I can't help but to stare at him and marvel at how much he is growing and changing everyday. He'll be 13 next month. I give him a hug and tell him I love him every chance I get. I think back on the time when he was a toddler it made me feel happy when I'd hear him laugh in his sleep. Life changed all that I don't hear him laugh in his sleep anymore.

All I can say is wow wow wow. I read this and was like wow. Lol. My son is almost 7 and i know what you mean. Time is going way too fast. This poem is perfect.

That was a very beautiful piece leeesa, tanks for sharing it here. While I am a mother to daughters rather than sons it is still so very true, the years just fly before our very eyes

this is a really beautiful poem as many have already mentioned here. it's written so well and describes the feelings felt really perfectly. kudos to whoever wrote this from my part. hehe yes my son is now 5. when he was young, he was a really clingy child, so much so that he didn't even allow his own father to hold him. now at 5, he's more open to being with his dad but still, he does look for me from time to time. i sometimes wonder, when the time comes when he becomes more mature and starts to go away from me, will i be able to do it? i tell myself that i can since i'm not the touchy feely sort too but being a mother changes everything. we become a different person from what we thought we were. when he was 4, it was going to be the first time he was going to school for nursery. i was so excited initially for him to go to school, wear uniforms, see how he adapts there and basically the process of looking for a school for him as it was my first time. but when it came time for him to go, it hit me hard. i began to wonder, can he adapt, what if he starts looking for me, he's not potty trained too, what if he doesn't like school. all these questions and more kept swirling through my mind. yes the first 2-3 days, it was tough. he cried lots but he later got used to it. now at k1, he's much better but i still need to fetch him. if he doesn't see me, he'll start asking questions the moment he reaches home(my neighbour will bring him home sometimes, to let him get used to not seeing me) when he grows older, yes, i feel that i'll definitely be feeling as the poem is describing here. thanks for sharing such a wonderful poem with us.

I thought that was a great poem. My son just turned 2 years old last month, and I get frustrated sometimes because he seems to need me ALL THE TIME!! Sometimes, I just want a break. But, this poem made me think twice about appreciating this time right now with him. As time goes by, he'll probably need me less and less. (Then, I'll be complaining that he doesn't need me anymore!) I just love him so much & I will think of this poem the next time I'm feeling a little worn out...

Oh that is so true..I have two boys 16&17...It kills me to hear my oldest talk about going away to college..I'm like can't you find something near home..Also he's in love and wants to get this girl a ring..It gets so quiet when their both gone with their friends.....I know someone probably thinks I'm crazy but it drives me nuts..

Oh my gosh This really hit home for me because my son starts school in aug. I can't believe that my baby is going to school, all man I am fighting back the tears now. I was not hopeing this would happen for a while.