Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Where Has the Time Gone?

 
My youngest son, Daniel, just turned twenty. Wow, when did I get old?
He's in college, wanting to major in Political Science. Who is this child?
Oh, that's right, he's not a child any longer. He is his own person, with his own ideals, thoughts and morals.

It seems I have made it to the other side after all. I wasn't sure I'd get through his teenage years. I wasn't sure my car would make it either. But then, something changed. A maturity that rose subtly like the dawning of a new day. I woke up one morning to an intelligent, focused young man.

One Christmas, I made him an afghan to help keep him warm. It was a stash buster, very colorful and cabled. Looking at it now, it seems inappropriate for him. He's outgrown it. Seems I will need to learn to adjust to this phase of his life, and mine.