A mothers love?

It's amazing what we mothers do for our kids. I mean, the lengths I will go to to boost my sons' confidence, just really make him feel like he can do and achieve anything...it's really something else. I know that RR#1 is always striving to make me "proud". i mean really, Like when I pick him up at school, his teacher will tell me that after he completes a picture or some other creation, he always asks her if his mommy is going to be "proud" of him. I think it's so cute and utterly aware of him to understand the importance of making me "proud". Hopefully, this will be a characteristic he carries with him throughout life...propelling him to achieve great heights and become the amazing person I know he is destined to be (what? I just really love and believe in my kids...deal with it...lol!).

Anyway, back to his many "creations" at school. So RR#1 came home the other day, the proud bearer of handmade "gifts" for his mommy. Specifically, a glaringly colorful beaded necklace and butterfly hairpiece. Adorable to look at. Not so adorable to wear. But how do you tell that to a 4-year old who is looking at you as if he just gave you his kidney? And who says with all the pride and joy a 4 yr old can muster..."mommy, are you gonna wear it?". And I looked down at my little angel, all hopeful and prideful and I said what any good momma would say "Of course hun bun, I'm gonna wear it, I love it!" "Now?", he asked. "Now?", I repeated. "Yes, mommy, wear it now. Look it goes with your green shirt." "Ok", I replied, "ok, I'll wear it right now". I mean what else could I possibly have done? And you know what? It was so worth it to see my sons beaming face. To hear him point out to random people at the street..."look, I made it for my mommy." It also helped to dispel the looks of shock and disbelief I received as I blazed a blindingly colorful path around town...necklace and butterfly in tow.