The Girl Done Went and Done It!

For about 19 years now, I’ve been doing my best at being a good mom to the precious angels God entrusted to me. It’s more than just teaching them to talk, walk, read, write, play sports, drive, cook, clean, and dress themselves. HAHAHA The labor of love that is being a parent is so much more. It’s spending your time, money, energy, and sanity in order to raise what you hope will be respectful, responsible, productive members of society. If you’ll indulge me, I’ll pat myself on the back for just a moment here. I think I’ve done a pretty damn good job. My children have grown to be young adults that I’m so very proud to call mine. I can’t take all the credit though, it really does take a village. I’m so blessed to be surrounded by family, friends, and church family who have all loved my children as their own.

Over the past decade or so, I’ve encouraged my children to be fearless. I want them to take chances, try new things. I’ve tried to push them toward new adventures whenever possible. I think I may have pushed a little too hard. Two days after Christmas, my daughter set off on her latest adventure by moving to Wisconsin. What have I done?? I’ve pushed her halfway across the country!!! Oops!

Now I’m not naive. I’ve known that the day would come when she’d leave home to chase her dreams and live her own life. It’s quite possible that I’ve underestimated the extent to which I’d miss having her in the bedroom just across the hall from mine. Ok, I definitely did. I miss this girl every second of every day. That being said, I’m so very proud of her for taking the leap.

Damned if she didn’t do exactly what I told her to do!! She grew up, learned to think for herself, worked hard to be able to buy herself a car, and then found the town she’s been dreaming about living in for years and packed up that newly purchased car and took off! I’m sure it helped that the man she loves lives there. In addition to many other life lessons, I inadvertently taught her not to settle. She held out, and wow, did she find herself a good one! I’m not altogether certain that he knew what he was getting himself into when he chose her, but he’s stuck with us now. Yes, I said us. We’re a close family, so its a package deal.

Can I just take a second to tell you that I’ve never been to Wisconsin and I’m actually a little jealous? Not only has she been there several times without me, she MOVED THERE without me ever setting foot in this town she now calls home. I’ve gotta plan a road trip. This is unacceptable. But I digress, like my sister often does.

Let me get to the real reason for this hodge-podge, probably incoherent, mumbo-jumbo excuse for a blog post…I just don’t want to get sued! Not that it would be beneficial for anyone to sue me anyway; they wouldn’t get much! The aforementioned girl, the one who abandoned me, demanded that I write another blog about her. Well kiddo, here ya go! I hope it’s everything you wanted. Momma loves you so big!