angels !! ANGELS !!

angels !! ANGELS !!

Repeated with love for all the mamas out there.

♥ Enjoy ♥

They were angels !! ANGELS !! she’d exclaim, as I stepped through the door, tired, hungry and glad to be home and I’d reply a gleeful Good !! because I knew she spoke no lies. Those children of mine were ALWAYS on their best behavior while visiting Grandma and Grandpa’s house.

Hang on, give it a minute and wait for it, though . . . because the precise moment those sweet innocents set eyes on their mother ??

uh huh.

Mom !!!! he ….

or

Mom !!!! she …

or any number of sparkly, just-born complaints would tumble right out of those mouths, along with an occasion tear or a full-blown meltdown and gaaaaaa, I’d whisper to myself, ANGELS ??!!??  ! C’mon !

& yes, it’s true. My children were by no means perfect and we most definitely had our moments, but I can honestly say raising those three individuals was almost always pleasant. Well-behaved, kind, considerate … yep ! Husband and I did quite right in the Parenting Department, as if we actually knew what we were doing ( ! ) But there was just something, SOME. THING. about seeing me at Grandma’s house that brought out the best of the  I can’t, I won’t,  I am helpless human being  in each of them.

So.

Fast forward to today where I am now the wise, old  (hey !! ) Grandparent and take a wild guess as to which words I choose when Grandboys’ mommy and daddy step through the door and return from their somewhere …

uh huh. I do. Every time.

& yep !! right on cue, a choir of  waaaaaaa-s !! are destined to begin because there is a clause in the Parental Rule Book that insists this must be.

But there’s no need to fret, dear people, as I am absolutely convinced the reasoning behind those falling to the floor, carrying on about nothing serenades are done solely because that child adores you so.
Where else can you let your guard completely down or bust up an emotional wall or break open a sentimental barrier than with the person who put you here in the first place ??  and if THAT ain’t the purest, most priceless form of love in this whole wide universe ??

ahhhhhh.

Yes moms, they were angels !! ANGELS !! and as soon as they finish up the latest tirade, that angel is sure to return with a amazing reminder of yep, they really, truly ARE.

A Kiss On My Shoulder