I can’t believe my son is 18. I lay in bed last night wondering where all the years had gone and what time he was going to get home! He went out for drinks with his friends after celebrating with the family. I decided that even though he is an adult, I could still send him a text to say “Come home NOW. School tomorrow!’ because he hasn’t got his licence yet and I will be the one who is late if he can’t get up in the morning.
I felt pretty emotional last night about it all. One of his friends mum’s made him this absolutely gorgeous photo collage. She is so talented. She had all these minature photo’s of Tom and concert and event tickets he’d attended (around 150) arranged and printed onto a large poster with lyrics from a song around the border. It was framed and is a work of art. The song “Time of Your Life” by Green Day is a song that reminds me of my grandmother. It always seemed to be on the radio when I visited her in hospital. I felt really touched by the effort Sue had gone to for my boy. I felt like crying, but didn’t because Tom hates it when I cry, and it was his birthday so I exercised self control.
I had the extended family over for dinner. I cooked way too much food and so had mountains of leftovers to deal with. I always stress about feeding other people so usually make too much.
Interestingly I read Cellobella’s post: I’m Fine, Thank You and Grammology’s Are You Able to Cry? and made my comments, yet it still didn’t alert me to the fact that within hours I would be releasing my own pent up emotions on someone at work, and then having a bit of a sob afterward. I find when I am tired and holding on to tears, it usually takes a little anger, to unstop them.Â
Fortunately I had a SRC conference to attend shortly after my outburst, which did a great job of distracting me from the little scene I had made. We have a retreat day off campus tomorrow and I think it will be arriving in perfect time for me.
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1 Dorothy Stahlnecker (17 comments.) // May 8, 2008 at 10:59 pm
This is a great post, telling of our feelings sometimes we take so for granted. Thanks for sharing and I’ll go over to the other site…
My best, Dorothy from grammology
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2 Kelly (6 comments.) // May 8, 2008 at 11:48 pm
There’s nothing wrong with cooking too much! My mum does it all the time, especially during Christmas. One stint at the bbq and the 4 of us are fed for 3 days - LOL.
Hearing about the great party’s got me looking forward to me own now, I better start cracking the whip! No way I’m planning my own party!
3 cellobella (1 comments.) // May 9, 2008 at 12:17 am
Isn’t it funny how our bodies take over when emotions get too much. It’s like WHAM and we’re at the mercy of them.
Better to go with the flow (sometimes literally) I think then let this build up.
4 Bettina (20 comments.) // May 9, 2008 at 12:25 am
glad it all went so well, even if you did have a little outburst today.
5 tiff (11 comments.) // May 9, 2008 at 7:47 pm
Hugs, Joh.
Happy Birthing Day.
6 Kelley (9 comments.) // May 10, 2008 at 7:36 pm
Sometimes it just hits you doesn’t it.
I was going to say ‘better out than in, just like a fart’ but that would be totally inappropriate, albeit expected from the likes of me.
Smootches babe.
7 Joh // May 10, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Dorothy: Thanks for the inspiration!
Kelly: Lucky it’s ok - I do it all the
time:-)
Cellobella: I want to go with the flow, but sometimes I forget!
Thanks Bettina and Tiff!
Kelley, yeah it does hit you. I love your expressions - strike that appropriate word from your vocabulary - smootches to you too!
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