A Mother's Dilemna

I have this Mom's Heart.

It is over flowing with love and tender care - not to mention all the urges to hold tight, pinch cheeks, and blow slurberts.

As my kiddos got older, I have learned to keep the 'love slime' to myself. They, for some ungrateful reason, don't want me to smother them with all the ooey, gooey sticky love I have built up inside over the years.

But having Adam off in Afghanistan kinda caused a problem.

I couldn't keep all the goo from oozing out.

I was thinking that when he came back, I would have just enough time to dump some of the built up excess on his unsuspecting, yet surely, willing head.

But, I wasn't thinking straight. Not only was two weeks not enough time, but I really needed to hold my 'heart goo' in check. I had almost forgot that as a Mom of an adult man, I have to step back and let someone else pour gooey-ness. My role has changed - again! Now, I am more of a backup.

I am trying to figure out how to embrace my new role. How do you embrace being a backup? How do you let go and let someone else do all the little things that you used to do?
I'm not completely sure. But, I know with a lot of prayer, it will be fine.



Plus, how can I be sad when they are so happy?
Maybe this backup thing won't be so bad.
I don't have to tell him to clean up his room anymore,
or ask if he brushed his teeth,
or hear him groan when asked to take the garbage out.
Dang! I really could get used to this!