Dry on the deck....joyful splashing from the pool has ceased
Where quiet was sometimes yearned for, the silence of laughing, giggling and even screaming is  deafening
What's for dinner asked for the last time, cooking for two holds no joy
Wally, Ninja Turtles, Mutt & Stuff and all our friends in the Paw Patrol have faded away

I am so proud, as I mourn your absence

Knowing it's right, done for all the right reasons, yet your adulting fills me with sorrow
Knowing you've got this when even you don't
Knowing you're strong when you feel weak
Knowing your future has been built on the foundation of your past
Knowing I am only your mother, believing in you even when you can't believe in yourself

Wishing you the very best as tears stream down my face