<p>I have been handling this child leaving home ok. Until last night when I was sewing the last costume I will make for high school and it made me sad. 13 years of costuming, singing in the car on the way to yet another rehearsal or as frequently happened between the rehearsal at school and the community theater rehearsal.13 years of a ridiculous schedule is ending and life seems like it will be awfully dull without it.Sigh</p>
<p>I am sure that your post just brought more than a few tears to the eyes of all the moms and dads on here whose MT kids are graduating! I will be in your shoes next year at this time, and I can tell you that I am a little nervous about how I will handle it! I can hear the huge collective SIGH coming from all of us reading this! Hang in there...we are with you!</p>
<p>You know, I absolutely adore my mother.. she is very supportive and her and I are closer than I've ever seen a son and mother be with eachother. But the one thing I never could have was her being as involved with my theatre hobbies as many of you wonderful moms are. She is a single mom and works full time in retail as an assistant manager. Many of my rehearsal hours are hours she spends at work. As a matter of fact, we're like 2 ships passing in the night. But seeing her at my shows is the most wonderful feeling and i know no matter where I go, she will be with me in spirit always. Remember that in order to know where you're going you need to know where you're from. None of your children will forget what you have done. Just remember that all the hard work and good values that you have enstilled in them will live in them as they continue to chase their dreams</p>
<p>while we are talking about fabulous mothers...</p>
<p>I don't come from the weathiest family, and my mother used to sit outside in the car with the heat off in the middle of january for three hours while i rehearsed for a show at a theatre 30 minutes away from my home town. We couldn't afford four trips of gas, and instead of saying "no" she sat in the car and brought a blanket. This last for not one, not two, but three years. I couldn't be more thankful.</p>
<p>MTgeek, your post really went straight to my heart, and (I am sure) to your Mom's, if you shared with her what you shared with us. You sound like a wonderful son who appreciates his mom and all her efforts on his behalf. I have been enjoying this thread because, frankly, I sometimes feel quite frazzled and worn out getting my MT D back and forth to rehearsals, vocal music lessons, dance lessons, auditions, etc., and I take a good bit of ribbing (mostly good natured) from work colleagues who quip "Gosh, I sure hope <em>my</em> kids don't turn out to be talented, cuz I won't drive them around day and night like you do!" (I take solace in the fact that people who are not yet parents often don't have the faintest idea <em>what</em> they would do for their kids, once those children arrive! We surprise ourselves! <g>)
In any case, this long winded, rambling post is aimed at saying "thank you" to all of you for reminding me to remember :) that, once this period of my D's life is behind us, I will miss it something fierce. And it also makes me appreciate how wonderful my D is, because she <em>always</em> thanks me.</g></p>