Encouragement for the Mom of a Senior

How did we get here? I mean really! One minute our babies are placed in our shaky arms, being wiped off from the comfort of our womb, and next thing you know we’re waving good-bye, only to watch them prance excitedly into preschool. Then minutes merely pass and they’re running off to play little league (no wait, high school) softball, and you’re entertaining their friends by filling up your pantry with endless snacks and pizza rolls. Fast forward two seconds and the house is packed with teens louder than a rage party (not that I know exactly how loud those are, but I’m assuming), the schedule is crazy busy, the eye rolls get a tad bit more annoying (as do the sarcastic replies), and then…that’s it! In the blink of an eye, the house slowly grows dark and quiet, the friends dissipate, the snacks get replaced with granola bars, and you’re off shopping for “dorm-sized” microwaves. Wait! What?

How does eighteen years feel like eighteen minutes? All this work. All this love. All this sacrifice. Only to…let them go? I can’t even write these words without a sting of tears puddling in the corner of my eyes. Forgive me for being a bit sappy. As you guessed, I have a senior. Sniff, sniff. If you’re here, I’m assuming you do as well. First, let me extend a heartfelt (virtual) hug. This is hard, isn’t it?

Honestly, yesterday was a bit of an emotional roller coaster. (It’s been a consistent theme around here). Anyway, my sweet cousin, who just so happens to be an amazing photographer, sent over my daughter’s senior pictures. Senior pictures. I had to write that again, as it just doesn’t even seem real. Once again, how did we get here?

So, that said, when this email which held these precious pictures popped up on my phone, my heart instantly froze. Something came over me and I couldn’t press that “view photos” button. I just couldn’t bear to open it. Questions flooded my mind, weird emotions sprung up out of nowhere, and before I knew it, I was looking at that “first picture” which held the gateway to view all the other stunning photos, with blurred vision and a very heavy heart.

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