Posted by Gracie2 on November 27, 2001, at 22:07:27
In reply to Re: Awww Gracie :), posted by Katey on November 27, 2001, at 20:32:07
Thanks for the warm fuzzy! I enjoyed being a mom and I'm really kind of sorry that I didn't have more kids, or at least one more. I miss the baseball/soccer/boyscout days. The mid-teens were kind of hard - one of the worst things I remember was that Jake wanted to pierce his eyebrow and I was totally against it, but I finally figured that he would wear it for awhile and get tired of it and that would be over. Unfortunately, Jake gets keloid scars (which we didn't know) and the the piercing would not heal - in fact it got infected, but he absolutely refused to remove it.
Finally I had to physically drag him into the car and take him to the doctor's office. The doctor said that if Jake wouldn't remove the eyebrow ring, he was going to the hospital. Apparently an infection on your forehead can actually spread to the brain. Jake took out the earring, but he pouted about it for a long time.
Still, as a bad memory, that isn't too terrible.
He was usually a great kid, and I did let him have his space, although I watched out for him and kept tabs on him as closely as I could - close enough to pretty much know what he was up to, but not so close that he would start to hate me. I tried really hard not to do any of the awful things that my mom did to me - tear up my room like it was a prison inspection, read my diary, write down the mileage on my car so she would know if I went anywhere without telling her. I didn't want to be that kind of mom.
So now that he's older, we have a great relationship. I guess he'll be gone in a year or two, but I can't even think about that now. I have to get this crap with my husband settled one way or another, and then maybe I'll be strong enough for the next crisis.Thanks for writing, and a warm fuzzy to you too!
Gracie
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