No Matter What

A month or two ago I had a special little talk with Jacob. It's one that my Mom had with me when I was young. I remember that it meant a lot to me so I guess I'm passing it on. I told him that there may times in life when he finds himself in difficult situations. Maybe he won't know what to do about some problem. He may feel embarrassed or ashamed about something. Or he may have done something wrong that got him in trouble. I told him that not all that long ago I was little too. I've had the experience of those childhood problems. I told him I want to make sure he knows that I am here to help him when anything like that comes up. That we are a team, both on the same side. That he can come talk to me No Matter What. That he is my son and I love him. That nothing he ever does will ever change that.

Anyway, he didn't have much to say about it. But he did seem to be listening, so I was hoping that it got through to him. Like I said, that was a couple of months ago. Just last weekend I overheard him talking with Eli. They were playing hockey in the hallway like always. They were on a break. Or maybe Eli called that it was Zamboni time. Jacob was telling Eli that he is his little brother and that he will always love him no matter what. :-) Nice