It's one of those things that every parent dreads...the day when you become an embarrassment to your kids. You know, that day when your son doesn't want ANYONE to hear you say, "I love you, Pumpkin." That day when your kid's worst nightmare would be for someone to see you hugging him goodbye. That day when he would rather poke out his eyes than give you a farewell kiss on school grounds. I thought that day would come for me on the 25th of August, 2011...the first day of high school. And I dreaded it. But I am thrilled to say that day has NOT come for me...yet. My son still hugs and kisses me goodbye every morning when he gets out of the car at school. I figured that was because none of his classmates are around in the morning to see him do it. SURELY he would be too ashamed to love his mom in front of other teenagers. I know I was at that age. I found out today that I was wrong about that. You see, I had to take my 14-year-old son to the doc for his flu shot this morning, so he was about 30 minutes late for school. I walked him to the office of the high school to check him in, and then we were to part ways in the lobby. Since the lobby of the school was full of high school kids, I figured it would be just "Seeya later, Mom" or "Have a good day", and then I'd watch him walk away to class. But not my kid (she says proudly). MY kid hugs me AND kisses me, right there in front of God and everybody, with not one bit of embarrassment. Only then does he walk away. But as I turn to go, I hear, loudly enough for everyone around to hear, "Love you, Mom!" I turn and say "I love you" back, kind of astonished. I choke back tears as I walk back to my car, thankful for a kid who isn't old enough yet to be embarrassed by his mom. I hope I get to hold on to that one for awhile.
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