Tonight, as usual, my little 3yr old son comes over to say goodnight. But this time there were few extra words that merit a post. Here's an excerpt of the exchange while I held him in my arms.
Ishan: Good night mommy
Me: Good night Ishan, I love you (in voice that's affected by cough and sore throat)
Ishan: I love you too... Mommy are you sad?
Me: No, it's just my sore throat. (Honest answer. I have no problem admitting sadness when he sees me cry, but that's another conversation for another post)
Ishan: I'm not going anywhere mommy
Me: I don't want you to...
We then proceeded with the usual good night, kisses, hugs and see you tomorrows..
Why are these words so important, you may ask? Well, you see there's nothing like a loss of a child to make you realize how precious your family is, especially your living children, if you have them.
For the past 6 weeks I have been worrying a lot about Ishan. It doesn't help that he had a cold a couple of weeks ago and still has the sniffles and coughs. I was/am fearful... Now it's possible that Ishan meant Bed when he said he wasn't going anywhere but I'll take what I can. You can say I was grasping and that's ok. But to hear him say those words tonight brings a lot of comfort to my soul and that's all that matters. Did I mention he just turned 3 in November?
Thank you Ishan. XOXO.
Ishan: Good night mommy
Me: Good night Ishan, I love you (in voice that's affected by cough and sore throat)
Ishan: I love you too... Mommy are you sad?
Me: No, it's just my sore throat. (Honest answer. I have no problem admitting sadness when he sees me cry, but that's another conversation for another post)
Ishan: I'm not going anywhere mommy
Me: I don't want you to...
We then proceeded with the usual good night, kisses, hugs and see you tomorrows..
Why are these words so important, you may ask? Well, you see there's nothing like a loss of a child to make you realize how precious your family is, especially your living children, if you have them.
For the past 6 weeks I have been worrying a lot about Ishan. It doesn't help that he had a cold a couple of weeks ago and still has the sniffles and coughs. I was/am fearful... Now it's possible that Ishan meant Bed when he said he wasn't going anywhere but I'll take what I can. You can say I was grasping and that's ok. But to hear him say those words tonight brings a lot of comfort to my soul and that's all that matters. Did I mention he just turned 3 in November?
Thank you Ishan. XOXO.
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