Royalty

“You will always be his Queen.”

“Sons are the anchors of a mother’s life.

—Sophocles”

This woman confidently boasted as she tried to sneak a peek of my son who was snuggly tucked away in his “Skip Hop“ car seat cover. I smiled and she continued to get a glance as she looked over my shoulders. I questioned “really?“ My tone begged the question of why she would say such a thing? I needed receipts. How could this woman be so sure? She assured me that she, too, had sons who were much older than mine. Well into their teens and twenties her sons loved on their momma just as much as they had when they were tiny boys whose love was simply defined by her.

Her reassuring words ushered a certain warmth to my heart as I peered into the future. I could only imagine what life would be like in the future when my baby boy transcends into adulthood and displays the same love for me as a young adult that he currently displays for me as an infant. The look in his eyes once ours meet daily and the smile that plasters across his face when I utter something as simple as a “good morning“ to him are confirmation enough. The way he looks for me although he’s wrapped in the arms of someone else is a sign that I’ve already planted the seed. He truly is my little prince and it is my hope that he continues to demonstrate his love for me by treating me as the Queen of his world. “Continue to do right by him,“ she continued “and you will always be the Queen of his world.“ While it has always been my intent and desire to do right by my son, I’m sure that these words will continue to resonate with me as I navigate the many years ahead mothering my boy.