So this evening my oldest son, who is 8, said he wanted to be able to close his bedroom door when he is in there. Now I have never told him he couldn't, but he assumed so, and he has never expressed a want to close it before. I am fine with him closing his door. However, this is just one of many things here lately that signal his getting older. It is strange to say the least. When did this happen? When did my child become "older"? Just yesterday he was a "little kid" who needed me to do everything for him. Now he can get his own drinks. He can make his own breakfast and lunch if he wants to. I don't know if I am ready for this. He wants more control, as he says, over choices. He wants to pick what goes into his lunch for school. I know these seem like small things, and they are, but he is my baby. He knows music that he didn't hear in my car. He has independent opinions about things, including music, t.v., politics, and religion even. What happened? I used to talk to him about Handy Manny and pretty pictures he colored. Now I listen to him having conversations with his six year old brother about God vs. science. I am so proud of him and so freaked a the same time. Here we go into a new chapter.
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