Road Trip
I went on a road trip with my two sons this week. I know that there won't be too many opportunities in the future to take a trip with them.
We drove to Georgia to attend my second son's college orientation. The trip took a little over three hours and for forty-eight hours, we were together the entire time. The things we learn on a road trip!
We laughed at the strange billboards, enjoyed classic rock music, and shared stories. My son was apprehensive about his roommate and his declared major. Oldest son and I did our best to distract him. We noted the beauty of the campus, the lake and golf course.
Back at the hotel room, we found silly shows on tv, and ate candy. We laughed and talked of the past, staying in hotels when they were young. The boys remembered kicking each other out of the beds, wrestling, telling stories in the dark ,and the thrill of being the hotel "key holder."
The next day went on at a harried pace. We listened to speakers, met his roommate, and toured the dorms. Second boy was happy and relieved that his roommate and the whole college was awesome.
Both young men fell asleep on the drive back home. Memories of vacations past; my boys, now men, trusting that Mom will bring them home safe and sound.
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I'm digesting the changes in my life, and sometimes it gives me heartburn.”
About Annette
I grew up with five siblings in a working class neighborhood outside Washington, D.C. I have been writing or telling stories in some form or another for many years. As my old life was dismantled, I found journal writing and later blogging to be the release I...
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Causes Annette Talbert Supports
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, RIF (Reading is Fundamental),
Hands On Foundation, Dignity U Wear, Girls, Inc.
Annette’s Favorite Books
To Kill a Mockingbird, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn, Jane Eyre, The Story of Seabiscuit, The Diaries of Anne Morrow Lindbergh, Among Schoolchildren, Narnia Series...
Heartwarming Annette! Every
Heartwarming Annette! Every time you share stories about your boys, I think about my girls, both in college as well.
"trusting that Mom will bring them home safe and sound"
This line sums it all up. It's the trust that mom's have to carve out as our children grow up into young adults that truly enables them to let go and still know that they are safe.
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The story is precious, Annette.
And it is so good to know that you know how precious that time was for your memories, too.
God bless us mothers, one and all.
GA college
I'm trying to figure out where 2nd son is going; 3 1/2 hours...not long enough to get to Atlanta; too long for Savannah; must be Athens? It's been several years since I was in the car with both boys but we spent years driving to soccer matches and practices and to meet their dad. All our best conversations happened in the car. They often meandered onto strange paths. I often wondered if the fact that they couldn't see my face made it easier for them to get out the tough questions. Jacob always started it. The boy was born with a mind full of questions. I remember one trip; Jacob was 9 or 10 and Kevin 2 years younger, and they had been talking about Henry VIII and his 6 wives at school. Jacob wanted to know what Henry died from. I told him syphilis. "What's that?" "A venereal disease" pause "What's a veneral disease?" "One you get from having sex with a person that has the disease" Now from Kevin "Mom, have you ever had sex?" I hear Jacob smack Kevin on the arm "Don't be stupid. Of course she has. She has 2 children so she's had it twice. Isn't that right, Mom?" "Yes, son, that's correct."
Rina, The older they become
Rina,
The older they become the more precious these times become. Thanks for stopping by.
Annette
Dolores, You are so right.
Dolores,
You are so right. The second son specifically requested that I take him on this important trip. I am so thankful they still want their Mom around!
Thanks for stopping by,
Annette
Monique, He is going to
Monique,
He is going to Georgia Southwestern in Americus, and your story made me chuckle. Yes, I've had similar conversations in the car with the kids.
I treasure them all. Thanks for stopping by,
Annette