I
know it sounds strange, but in a second your life could change. It only took
one second for me. I had never thought about having children. I had never
seriously thought about being married, having a home and a lawn to mow and
bills to pay. I didn’t get the opportunity to feel like a responsible adult
before I abruptly became a responsible mother. An accident? A blessing in disguise?
A sign that my life needed to change? I have never known exactly what to call
it. Being a mother is something else, I can say that much. Being responsible
for a tiny, beautiful, ever-changing human-being is so difficult, and so
wonderful.
When
was this second that changed my life? It was on June 19, 2008: the second I
looked into her big, beautiful eyes, and knew that I would never love anything
the way I love her. It’s a great and terrible thing: finally knowing how much
love you possess, realizing that there is one person that you would do anything
for, understanding that this means 18+ years of ups and downs, tears and
smiles, hugs and fights… realizations that can change a person entirely… realizations
that changed ME entirely… in a second.
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