Funny how things change. When my two sons, Clayton and Daniel, were growing up they were doteing, protective, loving and affectionate. They were older before they stopped kissing me goodbye when I dropped them off at school. For years, it had been just them and me. They saw it all. Mom so overloaded that she is yelling again. I never knew how 'ugly' I could be until I was a single mom, but hey who wouldn't be a little nuts trying to juggle working, running a business, raising sons alone and building a property. You do what you have to do. But me and 'my boys', we were tight.
Of course, they were hard on me as well, being testosterone driven males. In those days, they were 'my boys' and their goal was to drive any suitors away from their mom. They succeed a number of times but eventually my sweetie withstood the barrage of animosity and we were married in 2000.
Clayton and Daniel are now launched and launched well. It is every parents goal to have their kids self-sufficient, independent and hard working. My boys are all of that and more....they have their mom's work ethic of doing 'whatever it takes' (or is that workaholic?) and I am one proud mom. However, in the pursuit of their dreams, I seldom hear from them. It isn't that they don't love me but they sure as heck don't think of me. Daniel is making his name as a chef and Clayton is rising in his career travelling all over the world. I could be a well educated woman, if only they would call!
Daughters, I understand, know how to use the phone.
I Should Of Had Daughters: Dan and Me
So, if anyone reading this blog happens to see either of my long lost sons, remind them that they have an adoring mom who wants to be a part of their lives. Know also, that I will welcome any woman that they connect with that brings them back to me. I will adopt her as my daughter!
Until then