No matter if my son is aware of it or not, we are connected. I carried him inside of my body for 9 months and we were connected by a cord. I was his home for 9 months. Completely connected.
And even after being removed from my body, we have always been and will always be connected. When he was little, if I had a bad day at work, or I was feeling gloomy, or whatever....my little man experienced the same thing. The daycare would tell me, it was a little bit of a rough day for him and he just wanted to be alone. I've always known that a mother and their child have a special bond, that nothing else can come close to being compared with.
So when my son started playing football, I thought...this is going to make me a nervous wreck. I see him come home with bruises all over his body and he reassures me...he's fine. When he is upset because he isn't getting enough playing time, I want to come out of my skin and yell at the coaches. Put my boy IN!
And then there was today. He played ALOT of the game and was absolutely amazing. He played offense. He played defense. I was up and down out of my chair yelling, "That's my boy!" A time out was called and I wasn't paying attention to the field. It was a regular time out, no one was hurt. I glanced down for a second and the mom next to asked me if my son had asthma. I was like, "Ugh, no...wh" And before I could get the "why" out..there he was. On the sidelines with the coaches, telling them he couldn't breathe as tears rolled down his face.
My heart stopped.
And still now, it's 5 hours after the game. He's singing and dancing as he plays NFL football on the Playstation. He's reassured me over and over, "I'm fine mom. Stop asking."
But you know what, I can't help it...because we're connected. And will be forever.
Great look at a mom's heart. Thanks for posting this.
ReplyDeleteAw, Kel that must have been scary! Do you know what caused it?
ReplyDeleteI don't know. He said he thinks he just pushed himself too hard. He was feeling better by the time we got home.
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