Thursday, June 2, 2011

eighteen

My boy turns 18 today.

And as weird as it feels to say it, he is now a young man.

He's been towering over me for years. He's well over 6 foot tall and has (fluffy) whiskers, his voice still squeaks a bit but mostly is quite deep, and he has the biggest feet you've ever seen.

But I'm his mum. And so he's still my boy.

You see?




And this is what he looks like now. I can only get photos of his back or his hand covering his face or a blur as he ducks under the table because he won't face the camera anymore.


So.
Eighteen.

He has the rest of his life in front of him. I hope he lives it well and lives happily ever after.

9 comments:

  1. They grow so quickly dont they??? Happy Birthday Master....errr sorry Mr G!!!

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  2. A VERY SPECIAL DAY!!! HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY !!!!!!!

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  3. oh i dread the day my boys turn eighteen!! happy birthday to your son and i'm sure with a fab mum like you he will definitely go on to live a wonderful life xx

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  4. Happy birthday to your son. I'm sure he'll be a man you can be proud of.

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  5. Oh wow! 18. What a great age for him to be. Happy Birthday!!

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  6. Happy Birthday to your boy!!
    My boy turns 1 in a couple of days, and this post made me teary...
    Time goes way too bloody quickly.

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  7. That would be the pregnancy hormones I suspect -- but yeah, the years FLY by!

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  8. Holy moley, 18 is pretty much cooked! x

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