Stories Worth Repeating

2024 is almost done. 4 more days to go, if I count today.

This has been a good year for the boys and me. I have no complaints. I also have nothing new to share with the boys, but I felt like sharing something I already wrote almost 7 years ago. I brought it up with ASid yesterday. I wasn’t lecturing him in any way, I was simply letting him know about certain stories that have left an impact on me

This one is the one about Smoggie and his ‘white shirts and khaki pants’. That’s all he wore, like a uniform, until he paid off his debt to his mother. For some reason, I didn’t mention his mother in that post. Perhaps I was protecting her privacy then, and now I bring her up in solidarity with all the mothers who quietly support their children and are happy to be in the background. I guess I have no right to put myself in the same category as them since I loudly proclaim everything I do for my children on this platform. Loud or quiet, mothers make an impact on their children’s lives.

For the last 2 years, I have been the main parent in the boys’ lives while Craigley makes guest appearances. While he is present, he puts on quite the show and indulges them with all things they love. All of this frustrates me, and lately, Hans has been hiding his exploits with his dad. When I found out, it made me sad. I realized that I had become that person.

Fathers make an impact on their children’s lives too - good or bad. Hans needed to know that it is okay for him to love his dad. It is perfectly alright to create happy memories with the other parent. Just because we are not together does not mean that the children can’t have the best of both the worlds.

I believe this post is mainly about me coming to terms with the fact that, absent or present, the boys have 2 parents. Also, Craigley and I are not the only role models in their lives. The boys are surrounded by amazing people who have stories to inspire them for the rest of their lives.

Stories worth repeating.