Today I attended Parent/Teacher conferences for Z and KT. As always I was beaming with pride as each teacher informed me how well the boys are doing academically.
Among the workbooks and papers that I was shown KT had a "green" workbook. One of the pages in the workbook asked the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and then asked you to
draw a picture of what you will look like. KT's answer to this question was an F.B.I. Agent. Wow, that is just awesome!
This made me start to think about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I had plans, I'm sure just like everyone else, I had my life mapped. And naively, I expected it to go just as planned.
I was going to graduate from High School and then attend a 2-year college and get my Associates Degree. School was not easy for me (obviously my boys didn't get their book smarts from their mom) so 2-years of college would be sufficient.
After receiving my degree I was going to work for just a couple of years and then get married. After being married for two years, my husband and I would then start a family. I was going to be a stay-at-home mom.
So, how have my plans turned out so far?
I did graduate from High School and attend a 2-year college. At the age of 20 I graduated from that college with an Associates Degree. I immediately went to work. I worked, and worked, and worked...
At the age of 30 I met a great man and we were married. Shortly thereafter we started our family. I continued to work.
By the age of 36 I had 4 beautiful boys, a great marriage and was still working. I am now 38 years old still with a great marriage and those 4 boys. And yes, still working.
And SMILING!
My life hasn't turned out as I planned but, I wouldn't change a thing.
So to my dear son KT and his brothers I say, keep dreaming. You can be anything you want to be when you grow up. Most importantly, be happy! Oh, and try not to grow up so fast. Love, Mom.
Among the workbooks and papers that I was shown KT had a "green" workbook. One of the pages in the workbook asked the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" and then asked you to
draw a picture of what you will look like. KT's answer to this question was an F.B.I. Agent. Wow, that is just awesome!This made me start to think about what I wanted to be when I grew up. I had plans, I'm sure just like everyone else, I had my life mapped. And naively, I expected it to go just as planned.
I was going to graduate from High School and then attend a 2-year college and get my Associates Degree. School was not easy for me (obviously my boys didn't get their book smarts from their mom) so 2-years of college would be sufficient.
After receiving my degree I was going to work for just a couple of years and then get married. After being married for two years, my husband and I would then start a family. I was going to be a stay-at-home mom.
So, how have my plans turned out so far?
I did graduate from High School and attend a 2-year college. At the age of 20 I graduated from that college with an Associates Degree. I immediately went to work. I worked, and worked, and worked...
At the age of 30 I met a great man and we were married. Shortly thereafter we started our family. I continued to work.By the age of 36 I had 4 beautiful boys, a great marriage and was still working. I am now 38 years old still with a great marriage and those 4 boys. And yes, still working.
And SMILING!
My life hasn't turned out as I planned but, I wouldn't change a thing.
So to my dear son KT and his brothers I say, keep dreaming. You can be anything you want to be when you grow up. Most importantly, be happy! Oh, and try not to grow up so fast. Love, Mom.
3 comments:
Love it! You've inspired me on a future blog posting....
Julie, This made me get teary-eyed...both pictures and your words. What sweetness to them both....and I agree, my life is very different in many ways than I pictured growing up, but still wonderful!
I forgot to add that after crying most of the evening, when I held Collin on my lap to look at your blog, he got SUPER happy and loved the pictures and music so thanks for making another little boy happy!
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