Today's 5 Minute Freewrite - "I Know"

"I know mom" Those words coming from my children usually came accompanied with a slight eye roll, and would usually be a little frustrating when they are so quick to exclaim how much they know, when you know, there is so much that they do not know.

Nowadays, however, I feel differently. I am not sure when it happened, maybe sometime during their early teenage years, there was a change. Somehow "I know mom" became less of a way to get me to stop talking and nagging, but a way to say , "Don't worry mom, I got this".

I think as a mom, I was very protective of my young children. I was constantly worried about them being apart from me. So inevitably, when they had to leave my side, I had lots of reminders. Slowly, with time I began to trust, and have more faith in them, and things began to change.

My kids range from 14-22 years old. Now when they say "I know mom" I feel proud. In a way, I began to feel that yes, you do know. You know because we taught you because we let you grow and learn and try things out while we were always right behind you, ready to lift you up if you fell or help you out if you were stuck in a jam. As a parent, it's our job to help them become responsible adults. We guide, and teach, and have faith that we have done and continue to do our best.

I look at my husband and say, "We have done pretty good with them, they are great kids" He smiles and says, "I know"

This is my post for the Freewrite daily challenge by @mariannewest