When your kids are babies, the thought of them growing up passes your mind, your in the moment with there little hands, there adorable giggle, and there tiny faces. You don't realize that your kids won't be the tiny babies you held in your hands.
Heather Burromuerto came home from an meeting about projects she had been working on when she got an email, it was some reminders for the end of the year for 8th graders, her daughter Hailey specifically. Heather closed the email and sighed, she didn't want to think about that, it was too much.
Heather hopped in the shower that night hoping the steam would clear her mind. She leaned her head back to feel the warm water when thoughts struck her like boulders. Thoughts about her kids graduating and leaving and not being the little babies she used to hold and sing too at night when they were falling asleep. Did she regret not having another baby, a little, but her and her husband agreed that two kids were enough, and she agreed.
Heather felt like she was drowning as tears fell down her face, she fell to the bottom of the shower in tears when suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder, Alejandro Burromuerto, her husband. Heather didn't talk as Alejandro turned off the water, got her out and dried her off putting on her pajamas.
Heather laid on the bed tears still streaming down her face, when suddenly she felt two little heads lay on her, Albert and Hailey Burromuerto, her pride and joy's. The two snuggled there mom.
No, telling someone things will be easy in life isn't true, no, telling a mom that their kids are gonna grow up is a reality no mom wants to here, and especially telling someone it will be okay won't help some people, because in reality some people aren't gonna be automatically better when you say that, it takes a while, some people hate hearing those words. Obstacles in life won't go away, it's hard.
Heather cuddled her babies, in that moment though she realized they weren't babies anymore, her maternal goggles shut off to see a 15 year old boy and a 14 year old girl, she started to cry which woke her sleeping son. Albert looked at his crying mom who away now trying not to wake his sleeping sister but soon enough she was awake.
"I'm sorry you two, go back to sleep". Heather rubbed her eyes. "We can't". Hailey said. "Not when your crying". Albert continued as his mom stroked his brown hair. "Well your mom isn't crying anymore, so you two can go to sleep". Heather quickly replied. "Well I really can't sleep". Hailey laid on the bed her tired eyes leaking with tears. "Hailey". Heather reached out to her daughter stroking her cheek. "It's fine, just overwhelmed with everything". Hailey stared at the ceiling making Heather hold her daughter. "I think we just need a day off". Heather brought Albert into her arms. "Tomorrow were not going to work or school, just relax". Heather added.
Heather couldn't bare to see Hailey so sad and down it broke her heart. "Hailey, I know talking won't help, but a least listen to me, it's hard I know, and I know your tired of hearing that, I know your scared of going to high school, and I know your overwhelmed, and my heart is breaking seeing you like this". Heather broke down on the floor, seeing Hailey crawl over to her mom. It's hard and we all get through it.
Ok so I wrote this because I have been very overwhelmed with the end of the school year coming to an end, mainly because I am very nervous to go to high school next year and also because I'm leaving so me people who have helped so much over my three years in middle school, and honestly I have been so busy with all this end of the year shit and I'm so tired and upset, and writing is a way to help with this, BTW I'm okay just frustrated, because next week so have 3 days of band things. But I do put a lot of my stress and feelings in my writing.
