Over a decade ago, when The Boy was just a little guy, we bought a bike for him. It's a cute little black bike that says Tomcat on the side. We put training wheels on it and he rode it until he was too big for it. Scooter rode it a little, but moved on to a bike without training wheels pretty quickly. Pibb rode it until he was too big for it and then Midge did the same.
Pookie started riding it last year and this spring we realized he was nearly too big for it already. Last week we made the bittersweet decision to buy him a larger bike. As I watched him ride Tomcat for the last time I couldn't help but feel a sadness in my heart; my babies are growing up. At the same time, I am so proud of them that sometimes I feel like I might burst open from it!
When Pookie pedalled away on his new Rock-It bike I felt my heart sink and then expand with love and pride. Tomcat will be rehomed to provide years of fun for some other family and my kids will continue to grow and amaze me with their intelligence, love and humor.
Sad as it sometimes makes me, then end of an era isn't always a bad thing!
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