Need advice... attention Moms

[lindatat]

I want Walker to stay the age he is forever. I get those genuine hugs that you wish you could bottle up and keep forever.

Evan just turned 8 and he still holds my hand when I walk him to school and blows me kisses if I drop him off. Wonder how much longer it will last?

 

[imasunbum]

Evan just turned 8 and he still holds my hand when I walk him to school and blows me kisses if I drop him off. Wonder how much longer it will last?

Oh how I wish it could last forever for you and all of us!

 

[audie]

sorry guys no advice here, no kids in this house (yay !). my mom saved things like report cards, art projects, etc. i was and am a pack rat so i saved everything. i was also attached to my books, so we saved those, everything else she pitched. i wasn't into the collectible things, of course there wasn't that much to collect when i was a kid, except barbies. as i was growing out of them, my sis was born, so she played with and destroyed a lot of my old toys, so they got pitched anyway. good luck everyone with the room cleaning - and when you get done, come to my house and start in. i still won't throw anything away !

 

[audie]

I want Walker to stay the age he is forever. I get those genuine hugs that you wish you could bottle up and keep forever.

enjoy those hugs now - i looooved getting those from my nephew. now that he is 3 1/2 he has decided hugging and kissing is yucky, so you are lucky if you can convince him to give you one. i saw him last weekend and got one of each as i was leaving and and i just melted.

 

[audie]

Can I just cry some more???

I like the respect part. At camp, he will be respected for man-size burps and farts. He will come home standing tall and proud about this.

hee hee - i got my mom's digestive system. i can burp and fart as well as if not better than any man ! and yes, i am proud ;-) our favorite activity when my sis was young was standing next to her at a store and tooting, then saying, gosh sarah, did you have to do that here - it really smells ! :clap_1: mom and i caused her hours of embarassment !

 

[Miss Kitty]

hee hee - i got my mom's digestive system. i can burp and fart as well as if not better than any man ! and yes, i am proud ;-) our favorite activity when my sis was young was standing next to her at a store and tooting, then saying, gosh sarah, did you have to do that here - it really smells ! :clap_1: mom and i caused her hours of embarassment !

tmi audie, tmi

 

[Rudyjohn]

Evan just turned 8 and he still holds my hand when I walk him to school and blows me kisses if I drop him off. Wonder how much longer it will last?

So sweet! My son held my hand in public until he was probably 11 or so. Even now, he still gives me real big bear hugs and even hops on my lap once in a while (& he's 15 and about 6' tall).

 

[Ocean Lover]

Thanks for your advice. I have been wanting to do the same thing for my 13 yr. old daughter that Ocean Lover is doing for hers. Not to just clean out (but lord knows it needs it) but just to give her a wonderful surprise. I mean do the whole "while she was out" thing - add a little less girly and a little more sophistication, but I have been thinking the same as you. Do I really have the right to throw things out without her permission or choose her colors, furnishings and fabrics without her input. She actually has very good taste (sometimes too good for my budget). After all, she is going to be living in it.

No offense Ocean Lover. For all we know, your daughter could have asked you to do this.

But....Beach Lover you have helped me make my decision. She and I will do it together.

I told Sam when she left that her room would not look the same when she returned! She was excited. It's nothing that drastic...it will just be really clean!!!! I thought about buying a new comforter set but I'm going to let her pick it out.

 

[Ocean Lover]

So sweet! My son held my hand in public until he was probably 11 or so. Even now, he still gives me real big bear hugs and even hops on my lap once in a while (& he's 15 and about 6' tall).

I think you were/are really lucky! Linda bob, hold that hand tight. I think Dylan was 9 when he decided he was too old. He still gives great hugs tho.

 

[audie]

tmi audie, tmi

nah - i am proud of my talents ! ask mr audie. i am no longer allowed to drink coke from the can in his presence.