PFM Confessional: I love my Mommy

just the three of us - my sis, mom and me

what happens when we get together 

this post is dedicated to my Mom.  it's a public love letter to wish her Happy Birthday!! it saddens me that we are so far apart on her special day because it would be nice to be able to spend time with her today.  instead, i am thinking of her and sending her love so that she can have a great day with her ATL family since we can't be there.  

with my sister and i out of the house, my mom made an exodus down south to do something that she has always wanted to do - move to Atlanta.  though it's hard to have her so far, i am proud of her for following through.  both my sister and i have become the women we are because we embody her strength and courage.  i am thankful that she is never more than a call away because there are many times that there is no one but my mom who can make me feel better. :)

the above pics were taken at my oldest son's graduation.  these are some of my favorite pics  of us because we aren't able to get together all that often anymore and to have it captured on "film" makes me smile.  

...so Mommy, though i don't have more than love to offer you right now, (you know i promise you the world as soon as i can give it to you lol, but they don't accept credit) my love is good as gold- especially when it comes to you.  thank you for everything you do, seen and unseen.  i miss you and wish you were here.  have a wonderful time celebrating you because we are celebrating having you in our lives. love you xo me

A Day in the Life: Proud Mama Bear

my 14 yr old in the middle (and his little brother who couldn't stand not being in the pic too, lmao and my middle son was the photographer)

today marked the beginning of my oldest son's graduation activities.  he is a few weeks from graduating from 8th grade.  it is totally mind-boggling that the little boy we had back in 1998 could be the same young man in the picture above.  if i hadn't watched it happen, i would never believe it.  as i watched him collect his graduation tassel for being a graduating National Junior Honor Society member, i couldn't help the wave of pride that washed over me.  those who know me (and my mate) know that getting to this point was no easy feat.  it is a major milestone for us.  it has required getting over hurdles and growing up quickly but here we are...  getting ready to watch our "little" boy head off to high school.  i can't help but be a proud mama bear...

PFM Confessional: sesheta speaks...True Love

this picture says so much about Tau's personality lmao

i may have always had a love affair with fashion and with color but my true love overshadows all those things. yes, there are things, rather people, that i love more.  my eldest son, Tau is one of these people.  he turned 14 today and, besides feeling overwhelmed by the idea of having  a full-fledged teenager, i am so proud to be his mommy.

Tau was born at a time when his dad and i were still finding out who we were; it was all around trial and error.  i read all the books you were supposed to in order to prepare for parenthood but any parent can tell you that all your questions never make it in the book.  so much about parenting is intuition and boundaries.  you have to know where you stand when it comes to any issue and then be willing to throw that out the window and revise it in a heartbeat.   though it is my most challenging role, it is also the most fulfilling.  being mom to Tau has taught me things that only he could teach me.  shoot... i am still learning as we speak! my biggest claim to fame was that, despite all of the mistakes that we have made, Tau is still alive and growing lol.  he is growing right before my eyes.  the scary part is that a lot of who he will be has already been formulated; the ground work has been already laid.  we have to hope that we have given him all the tools he will need to become the man he will be.  ... jeez, no pressure...  i know that we can dwell on all the things that we should have done differently, but there is a lot that we have done right.  Tau is a bright, funny, intelligent young man who is just stretching his wings.  now we have to be strong enough to let him fly.

happy earthday, Tau!!