How Did We Get Here ?
I can’t pinpoint the exact moment it happened or even how it happened but at some point around 14 years old our dynamic shifted. It shifted with such magnitude that there was no way I could be prepared to handle it, almost as if it was orchestrated by aliens who took over his body. We went from being so incredibly close to so heartbreakingly far apart. I have 3 sons, 16, 13 and 9 months but as many moms can attest there is this undeniable bond that a mother has with her first born and now I find myself watching that bond slip away…and it is crushing me to my core. When I found out that I was pregnant with my third child I remember my first thought (after saying holy sh*t outloud 10 times) “How is this going to affect our already rocky relationship?” I knew my middle son would be elated and he was but the reaction I got from my first born was not the greatest, but I wasn’t offended, I totally, wholeheartedly got it. How awkward for a 16 yr old to have...