June 19, 2006

Things change as they get older

Every time one of my children has a birthday, I ask the night before for "the last four-year-old kiss" or the "last eight-year-old kiss." When the kids were little, I always managed to get that last kiss because I was usually the person putting them to bed. As the kids have gotten older, I have not always been the one to get that last kiss.

This year, my daughter is not even home on the eve of her birthday. On her last day as a teenager, she is driving home from a concert miles and miles away.

So instead of getting a kiss, I got her last nineteen-year-old text message.

9 comments:

Mary Stebbins Taitt said...

WAHN! Of course we want them to grow up and lead happy productive lives, but then when they leave home, there are no last 29-year-old kisses or last 31-year-old-kisses! (The ages of my children this year before their birthdays). Sara will be 32 next week! She's the proud owner of a new house!

XOX Mary :-D

Yankee, Transferred said...

Sweet SmartBeautifulWonderful Daughter. Turning 20? Yikes. I know I'll freak.

Mona Buonanotte said...

Daughter owes you that kiss!

Suzanne said...

Can text messages be saved (asks this cell phone ingenue), at least?

jo(e) said...

Suzanne: Yeah, text messges can be saved ... but she'll be home tonight in time to celebrate her birthday, and we can hear all about her concert experiences.

Coffee-Drinking Woman said...

At least she thought of you whilst out having fun!

Cup said...

jo(e): I love your blog. Hope you don't mind that I added a link to your page on my blogroll.

Liz Miller said...

Happy Birthday to SmartBeautifulWonderful Daughter!

jo(e) said...

Beth: Thanks for the link. I consider it a compliment.