To My Child: Things to Remember Forever and Always

Ellen Cantarow once said, "Making the decision to have a child-it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body." And, boy, is it ever. You know if your phone or wallet were to grow legs and begin walking around, you'd want to keep that precious thing very close to you. But as your baby grows, and ventures further and further away, your heartstrings pull harder-it's painful and scary, those moments, as your child grows up and ventures out into the world.

As a mother, it starts at birth, the very moment they leave your womb. The doctor takes your baby away, to check for breathing, clear the airway, cut the cord. Sometimes, my babies were taken across the room to be cared for. Some babies are in trouble, needing surgery or extra care. Then, grandma, grandpa, aunts, and uncles want to hold little precious. Please don't leave the room with my baby, especially if it's a firstborn

It continues. First day of daycare. First day of pre-school, kindergarten. The first sleepover. Those moments when your precious heart gets out of sight. Then, high school comes, and you're lucky if they still speak to you. Hugs are less frequent. They're driving now. That's a tough one. Girlfriends, boyfriends, high school dances. Their first job. When was the last time you saw them?

Then... High school graduation. College, maybe. The day comes when it's time to move out. The final moment when your precious heart is leaving for the long-term. This moment, which all the little moments and stretches of time have been preparing you for, getting longer and harder in between, is finally here.

When you cannot be there every day to remind them to be good, be safe, take care of themselves and how much you love them, don't worry-they know. But this book is a great way to remind them. Your heart is now out there, every single day. As a parent, it can be difficult. This book is one way to help cope with that, easing the transition, for both parents and their adult children.

Author: Jeannie Honey Culbertson-Crow
Publisher: Noteworthy Mom
Published: 03/30/2021
Pages: 36
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.92lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9780578862736

About the Author
Culbertson-Crow, Jeannie Honey: - Jeannie Honey Culbertson-Crow is a wife and mother of six children and has been a work-from-home mom since the pandemic of 2020 began. She is a former OTR truck driver with an Associate's degree in Psychology and a background in Early Childhood Education. She runs her copyediting, proofreading, and fact-checking business, Noteworthy Mom, from home while caring for her family. She has a black belt in martial arts and likes to spend her free time with her family. Currently, she is teaching her family Tae Kwon Do, and they enjoy blogging, reading, listening to music, and watching movies together.

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