What’s In A Name
A little and A lot!
Dear Son decided he wanted to begin calling Gwenn and myself ‘momma’ and ‘mommy.’ For those who don’t know, Dear Son is my adopted nephew who has now officially been living with us for almost a year and who’s adoption went through legally in April of 2008.
When Dear Son made this proclamation he was so happy and you could tell his heart was melting with joy. You see, everyday he sees and hears the children at school talk about “mom’s, mommies, momma’s” and inside we could tell he was feeling left out, misplaced, confused. The discussion begain about ‘mommies,’ what they are, who they are, their role in a family. Last night, Dear Son decided he wanted to start calling us officially his ‘mommies.’
To all you mommies out there… take that name with joy and pride, there was a little boy who has been waiting for 3.5 years to truly understand what a momma and mommy is and I will wear the name with honor and do my best to love him, teach him and care for him always!
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