http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/08/01/slumber-party/ notes from the crossroads of mother and father Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:26:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.lesbiandad.net/2007/08/01/slumber-party/#comment-31462 Vikki Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:04:31 +0000 http://lesbiandad.net/2007/08/01/slumber-party/#comment-31462 Quite poignant, my friend. This summer, I have really began to realize that our oldest, our son, is getting growing up. Of course he is...so why have I been caught by surprise? As he struggles to become more of his own person, a person separate from his parents, I have been startled by my feelings of loss. My first baby is no longer a baby and, sometimes, I can't help but want him to need/want me in those early ways. It is true that the only thing constant about parenting and children is change. Quite poignant, my friend. This summer, I have really began to realize that our oldest, our son, is getting growing up. Of course he is…so why have I been caught by surprise? As he struggles to become more of his own person, a person separate from his parents, I have been startled by my feelings of loss. My first baby is no longer a baby and, sometimes, I can’t help but want him to need/want me in those early ways. It is true that the only thing constant about parenting and children is change.

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