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I Complete What My Kids Start, and I Wouldn’t Have It Any Other Way
It all started with a box of Frosted Mini-Wheats. I picked it up and gave it a shake only to find it nearly empty—just a few sad little flakes left in a sea of crumbs. Not wanting to waste anything, I poured them into a bowl and finished it off. Next up was the Honey Graham Oh’s, and surprise, surprise, it was empty too! After holding the bag up and seeing a decent amount, I added those to my bowl and topped it off with milk. As I munched away, my eyes landed on the Total Raisin Bran box, standing there all alone. I didn’t even need to shake it to know the fate of its contents.
Fifteen bran flakes and four raisins later, I was left feeling full but a little misty-eyed. This little cereal adventure was a bittersweet reminder that my days of finishing off the leftovers are numbered. In just a year, our home will be quieter, and the cereal boxes will be full again. I might need to make the switch to eggs!
This whole finishing-the-last-bite instinct starts when they’re babies. It’s one of the many roles we take on as moms. We chomp on the crusts of grilled cheese, polish off the last spoonful of melting ice cream, and tackle the pieces of steak our little ones struggle to cut. We pick up the last toys before nap time, read those final lines of a story, and sneak in the last math problems before bedtime. Even now, as I’m nudging my son to learn to do his own laundry before heading off to college, I still find myself folding his clothes after pulling them from the dryer. It’s about completing what they start.
It’s a delicate balance. The child begins, and the mother finishes—a dance so intricate that I barely notice where his start ends and my finish begins. But this time, I’m painfully aware. The chapter that began 18 years ago is drawing to a close. I still have some time left, and I plan to savor every moment, taking my time with this cereal. This last year is significant, and I’m not quite ready to learn the new steps of our dance once things change.
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In summary, as we navigate the bittersweet moments of parenting, we often find ourselves finishing what our kids begin. This journey is filled with love, laughter, and the occasional cereal bowl, reminding us to cherish every fleeting moment.