So today was my Boy's birthday - his 11th. We didn't have a party (sorry family) because with school and new-student orientations at work this month, I'm just wiped out and haven't had a chance to clean house in, okay, months if you must know. I did manage to make a swipe at the toilet so mom and dad wouldn't be afraid something would reach up and bite their butts if they had to go. Next year I owe him a big family party. He's very family-conscious, and since his dad and I are not together, I make every effort to surround him with other family members to lessen his feelings of being different.
I bought a few toys, but his main gift from me was an iPod. I know some think I give him too much, and perhaps I do. But he's a good kid and I do work hard to instill values and morals, and am working on the getting him to work hard part. I don't give him everything he wants, but let's face it, he's my only kid and I'm pretty strict on him. And I wanted to get it for him, so is there anything wrong with that? Hope not. He knows he will have to earn the money to buy his downloads...kinda like dad giving my my first car but I had to pay the insurance and gas, I suppose.
So my Boy has returned to his grandparents, and I'm off to work tomorrow. He goes Wednesday with his dad and that family to celebrate his b-day at the beach, and truth be told, that's the b-day he really looks forward to all year. I can't take everyone to a condo at the beach like his dad, and I can't afford all the other things he does, but that's okay...most of the time I don't feel competitive anymore. Because when it's all said and done, I'm where Home is, and he always comes home.
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