{"id":1357,"date":"2013-04-04T13:27:59","date_gmt":"2013-04-04T20:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redshoezone.ca\/?p=1357"},"modified":"2016-04-16T10:35:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-16T17:35:18","slug":"a-mother-lets-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmywordjournal.com\/redshoezone\/a-mother-lets-go\/","title":{"rendered":"A Mother Lets Go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday I was talking to a woman who had just returned from a spring break trip to Maui with her family. Well&#8230;. it wasn\u2019t her<i> whole<\/i> family, they were minus one as her eldest son was in university and unable to make the trip. Her face told the story, \u201cIt was hard,&#8221; she said, &#8220;it was the first time we weren&#8217;t all together.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I understood. Firsts are big\u00a0for moms.<\/p>\n<p>In the beginning they\u2019re exciting&#8230;first steps&#8230; first words&#8230;first wobbly toddles&#8230; first birthday&#8230;.every day a new one. As time goes on the firsts \u00a0continue, and while\u00a0still exciting, they\u00a0soon contain an element of anxiety &#8230;first day of school&#8230;first sleepover&#8230;first dance&#8230;. first boyfriend\/girlfriend&#8230; first driving lesson&#8230;first job (it happens fast) and the years fly by. The firsts are ongoing and while the excitement remains, anxiety can take over top spot&#8230;.first time home alone&#8230;. first year away at university&#8230;&#8230; first trip to Europe on own&#8230;.first job after graduation.\u00a0Yep. It\u2019s hard all right.<\/p>\n<p>Years ago, I remember hearing\u00a0the bond\u00a0 of a mother\u00a0and her child described as a\u00a0series of\u00a0hooks and strings\u00a0that connect\u00a0both.\u00a0Over time\u00a0the child grows and\u00a0the mother\u00a0<i>slowly<\/i> releases the hooks one by one until the\u00a0two are separate individuals. Some of the hooks release easily and others are stubborn and challenging.<\/p>\n<p>We all\u00a0get there. Time to fully unhook, send them off with love and watch them take flight as independent, capable people ready to take on life.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s bittersweet but empowering. We can now focus inward and rediscover ourselves. We\u2019re free to create the next chapter that will allow us to further evolve as women,\u00a0wives, partners, moms, sisters and friends. It&#8217;s a new kind of excitement and it&#8217;s bubbling&#8230;&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As far as the last hook goes I kind of want to leave it in place. 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