From The Past: July 4, 2004
There are many milestones throughout a person’s life. One major milestone in my own life was when I put away my Barbie dolls for good. I believe I was in the seventh grade. I thought that I was too old for Barbie, so I packed everything away and then cried my eyes out. It’s funny the things that you remember about your childhood. That is one memory that will stay with me forever and it’s a decision that I made on my own with no prompting from anyone.
I believe that Andrew, our 15-year-old son marked a big milestone today. He told me that he hadn’t played with his men in a long time and he wanted to put them in the attic so that he would have more room in his closet for other things.
Andrew got the ladder out and Kevin opened up the attic so that he could store his things. He worked hard as up and down that ladder he went many times. I don’t know everything that he put up there. I do know that his childhood left with it though. He has a girlfriend; the same girl as in middle school. I think they’ve been together three years now. They’ve been to the movies many times together. She has visited us and he has visited her this summer at the high school during band practice. He now puts many miles on his bike. His physique is getting taller and is slim. He has a hairy face that he must now SHAVE and my sister takes him to the gym with her. He comes home telling of all the weight that he can now lift. Yes, he is growing up all at once it seems. Soon, he’ll have a job and maybe a car of his own.
He thinks nothing of putting his toys in the attic. I see it for what it is: a milestone in his life. I just wanted to record it here.
Currently: July 4, 2020
The “girlfriend” that I mentioned above, was in fact Christina. Our daughter-in-law. Andrew did go through a brief time in high school dating someone else, but Christina was the one who had his heart from the beginning.
Picture Taken: May 19, 2004
How sweet that they are married now with a family of their own. I understand your post Tami, I can remember my oldest playing with his wrestlers which we bought every time we went anywhere. Then one day he just stopped playing with them and eventually ask me to sell them on ebay. He’s now been married almost 2 years and my youngest is starting his last year of college in the fall. I find myself lost sometimes because I realize that my life revolved around them and now I feel as though theres nothing for me to do. There’s only so much cleaning a person can do and my rescue animals help some but life is just not the same . My husband and myself both feel such a sense of loss now that they are grown . 😔💔