Family Matters Friday

I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned it lately but I am one proud momma. Not to be ‘that mom’, but it’s true. I mean, I guess I am "that mom". I am the mom who stresses the importance of school and doing your best, I am the mom who makes sure Talon's homework gets done with full effort, I am the mom who disciplines if Talon doesn’t try or misbehaves around others, and I’m even the mom who stands on the sidelines and yells errr reminds him to pay attention and what he should and should not be doing in sports practices/games.  I’m sure I’m sometimes that mom that other moms don’t really care for. I know for a fact that I’m that mom that Talon wishes he could trade in sometimes.  I’m far from the perfect mom. My son has a bad habit of talking back to me, or whining, or making me raise my voice more often than not. There are some days I feel like ether of us just can’t get it right. There are some nights he doesn’t take a bath because I just don’t feel like dealing with it, and there are some days I give in and let him eat an Oreo or 2 even though he didn’t eat near enough dinner to deserve one. I’m like most moms, I’m imperfect with good intentions. My intentions are for me to mold my sweet baby boy into the best person he can be. Point blank. Those intentions don’t always get executed as they should, but I try nonetheless. So when I see our (his dad's, mine, and Talon’s) hard work pay off, it makes me proud. So proud. And so worth it.  

I’m not sure if you guys have ever noticed but Talon looks a little (a lot) like me(insert sarcastic expression). But also, his demeanor is so much like me. Sometimes I really think he was cloned. 

Talon loves sports. He could dribble a basketball or hit a baseball all day and would never get tired of it. I was exactly the same at his age. After school, I would pick up a basketball and just dribble it up and down the street. Yes, I was that weird kid.

 

This summer, his team was season and tournament champs. He then joined an all-star team and they also won their tournament. He’s now playing basketball and after that hump we had to get over (see previous post), he absolutely loves it too. I don’t expect my son to become a professional athlete. I just want him to have fun, always try, never give up, like my parents never let me give up. I am so thankful they never did because some of the best memories from my childhood are from playing sports. I proudly displayed my trophies as does Talon.

And then there is school. When I was in elementary school, I was that kid who asked for extra homework and dominated in math races on the blackboard. Again, that weird kid. I’m still pretty proud of that. I love school. I always have. Talon started kindergarten this year and I see that same love for it that I had at his age. He enjoys school, he loves doing homework and showing off his reading skills, and he is just so well behaved. I had a parent/teacher conference with his teacher not to long ago and when I left, I had tears in my eyes. Tears of joy of course. She mentioned how hard he tries, how smart he is, how he’s a role model, and how the other kids (and teachers) love him. That’s what any parent wants to hear. And it makes me so thankful. Thankful because I know lots of great parents who try so hard to get their child motivated to learn and they just don’t have any desire. While I’d like to take full credit for how well Talon does in school, I can’t. It’s just how he is. 

So far this year, Talon has received a couple of awards for doing well in learning, another for being Student Of The Week, and another for being Student Of The Month. Furthermore, the teacher gives the students a sticker for each day the students behave and do their work. Talon has only lost one sticker this year, and I couldn’t even get mad at him for it because it was a misunderstanding mixed with defending himself.

So to sum all of that, I am one proud mom. And while this post may seem a smidge boastful, that's not my intentions. It's simply to show how rewarding being a mother is. What was life like before kids?? I really feel like it didn't exist.....

Confession:: I can't take full credit for all the good Talon does. His father plays just as an important role in his life as I do. My number one priority since his dad and I split up has been to still make sure we still work together in raising Talon. I think this is proof that we do a pretty good job....