5 Things AFF Doesn't Know About Me!

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Originally Posted by LadyChocolate

How many times have we heard the saying "like father like son" and "like mother, like daughter"....... in many cases, not always, but many cases, that is the truth.... I'm still in the early stages of motherhood, my oldest is just now 11 ... and I've already made mistakes.... so none of us are ever going to be perfect.... but when you can see your children grown, raising families of their own, and you can say they are great kids..... my hat's off to you!

I've had an unique experience the past few weeks. My children are 25 and 22 and I've been able to watch them grow up right before my eyes.

I've transferred their childhood videos to DVD for them. So, within a matter of a few weeks I've watched them grow from birth to high school age. It's been fun to see their personality traits in them that I know now in them at such a young age.

I watched my daughter at age three on Christmas morning take about two or three LONG minutes to put on her new robe she got. She never got frustrated, she would put one arm in and then it would get twisted and she couldn't get her other arm in. She would take it off and try again and again and again. She refused help and finally got it on. That's her now - - determined to do it and do it for herself.

I watched my son rip through his Christmas presents every year - quickly. I watched my daughter take her time, open them slowly, enjoy the gift, then move on to the next one. That's the way they are now too.

I watched my son figure out in a minute how to hook up his new whatever and start playing it - - he's Mr. Tech man now -- nothing intimidates him.

I watched the sweet innocent childlikeness turn to a bit of adolescence withdrawal to moving out to college and barely being able to participate in family things because he's too grown up for it, then see him come back around to acting like a kid at 25....lol!

I'm just rambling, but seeing their lives flash so quickly before me really made me realize how important life, family, our love for each other is.....you guys with young ones enjoy each moment!