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You Can’t Stop Time

July 15, 2011 By Robin Strong Elton 5 Comments

birthday

 

You can’t stop time.

You can’t capture light.

You can only turn your face up and let it rain down.

— Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter

 

Today Cassidy is seven.

Apparently you can’t stop time.

The Honey Badger Mom in me knows this. Knows my job as a mother is to raise children who don’t need me.

And I look at this photo of my sweet sweet girl, listen to her jabber on about the most nonsensical things, see her dance on her toes and twirl her hair.

My youngest, my baby. Seven.

My eyes tear and my heart breaks.

I fight the selfish urge: to want to be needed.

 

 

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  1. Rebecca says

    July 15, 2011 at 9:16 pm

    She’ll always need you. My mother is the first person I call when I need something! I know how you feel, though. Deston is going to be five and I get twitchy every time I think about Kindergarten (shudder).

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    • robin elton says

      July 15, 2011 at 9:33 pm

      Sigh. I know you’re right. It’s just hard to watch her grow more into her self; the grown-up version of the extension of my lap, the contents of my arms. The end of the cuddle years is nigh.

      Reply
  2. ConnieFoggles says

    July 15, 2011 at 10:42 pm

    You’ve written what all loving moms think about every birthday and every monumental step their children take. I feel the love.

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  3. Chele says

    July 16, 2011 at 2:40 pm

    Awe Mama… I hear you! It’s so sad to see our kids grow up and way too fast! But happy birthday to Cassidy!

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  4. Calliope says

    July 17, 2011 at 12:05 pm

    oh my word- what a beautiful post and a STUNNING photo. Happy seven!

    Reply

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