One day, a young woman (a girl, really) had a baby. The prettiest, sunniest baby of them all, he tucked so sweetly into her shoulder that she wept with joy.
The next day, the woman saw that the baby was a man, and he had made a decision. She helped him pack a bag and drove him to the place where he would start a new adventure.
She hugged him goodbye and her head tucked so sweetly into his shoulder that she wept with joy.
Walking away, the spring wind lifted her hair and she gasped.
I didn’t know it would happen so fast.

Love and hugs.
I believe this deserves a Bad Ass award.
I wrote a post much like this when Wonderboy moved to Europe. Big hugs!
And I teared up.
Sob! Sending a hug your way, mama!
and you just punched me in my mom-to-boys throat.
also? I have a big ass hug with your name on it.
Awwwww … They do indeed grow up way too fast!
Just correcting my e-mail
I feel your pain and your joy. It’s the best, hardest job ever created. Hugs!
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