I told him…this friend of mine who isn’t a parent yet, but has seen me raise the one I’ve got for the last 7 years or so…
It’s weird to feel your heart shine with pride over growth and break with the knowledge of time-passed, all at the same time.
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Right?
(Talking to my fellow parents here.)
It’s massive to think about all the moments that pass, the moments you can never get back.
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The kid calls to me from the bathroom…
“Mom, I think I’m growing a beard too!”
We’ve all (talking about the family here) talked about how he’s got a pretty decent layer of peach fuzz that’s made itself pretty prominent on his upper lip.
This cannot be happening.
I head to the bathroom to look at the area he’s pointing to.
Sure enough, he’s got a tiny little groups of hairs under his bottom lip. They weren’t there before.
Had to kiss his chin right away in the moment.
It won’t be a boy chin for much longer.