Turning Eleven in Heaven
I stare at my boys. Usually when they are sleeping, or if I can get a longer glimpse of them during a quiet moment in my head, and I think about what kind of lives they will have. I want them to be kids as long as possible. To have fun and ask to “play” with their friends. I was eleven years old when I looked twice at my dolls and questioned if I was too old to play with them anymore. I remember crying over the idea that maybe I was. I wonder if Ty would already be asking to "hang out" with his friends, instead of "play." I want to protect them from the insecurities of high school. I want them to stand up to the bullies, and they sure as hell better not bully others. I loved high school and I loved my friends. I was always happy. With all I read today about depression and anxiety, it’s sad to think that all I want for them is to get through it unscathed and read...