About love

For Moritz
Originally uploaded by moline

Yesterday night when I took Moritz to bed I knew he wanted to ask me something but also was a bit too shy to start talking. You can see this when this 7 year old boy is twirling around and smiling and does not want to look into my eye.
So I waited and then he asked: "Mummy, when you were at my age have you been thinking also ALL the time of LOVE????"
I told him "Of course, and I am still thinking of it everyday!". We had a wonderful conversation about love and how it feels and what it could mean. And that it can feel different every day, sometimes warm and soft and red and overflowing and sometimes edgy and sharp and how many shapes it can have. He finally decided to write it down somehow. I encouraged him to start a list and then think about it from time to time and add to it. He said: "Well mummy, I don't have a paper that is big enough for all of it, maybe you can give me a new little book." So I gave him a small red bound booklet and he started writing things down. I was so moved by this.
When he was smaller he started drawing things in a small booklet I gave him nearly every day before he went to bed. He wasn't good at talking then but he was good at drawing. At that time I wished and hoped it would be a start of a daily habit of writing a diary and also the start of a love for drawing and expressing thoughts. He kept this habit although sometimes he is distracted for weeks by Pokemons and other "manly" things. But he comes back to it. He got a date stamp when he was two years old and first used it every evening to stamp the date in a book and put some stickers. Now he sits down at his desk on some evenings during the week, still using this date stamp first and then writes down something or draws a bit.
This really melts my heart!
he decided now to also ask other people about this love thing and note down what he found out.
I wish him all the best on this road trip to find love!!!

Comments

[Carlab]

Your words made me smile in this cold morning. You got yourself a great boy. Regards from Portugal

[Sylviascreation]

My, you made me cry with your lovely experience. I hope too that love will be kind to Moritz.

[Babz]

Im with you Sylvia all teary eyed. You have yourself a sweet little boy Yvonne. This will be a great little book for him to look at when he is older. Good love luck to sweet Moritz!

[isabel f.]

hi Yvonne, this post really make my day :D. You have a sweet, sweet boy, and i´m almo in tears, because i´m also have a little boy who is not very good with words, maybe we can do something like that :D, thanks for sharing, a big hug my friend.
Isabel

[vivian]

hi moline, was so curious about your story, I had to pop over to read about it! Your son must be a sweet soul. I think I can tell just by reading what youve written that he is compassionate and caring and sentimental and LOVING! wow.. I'm so impressed. You must be a very proud mommy!
hugs'
vivian

[susan buchanan]

children are our teachers. thanks for sharing.

[Lynne Larkin]

This post touched me so much, I have tears in my eyes. You are a thoughtful mother. What a lovely conversation to have and to be able to remember. I am sure one day when he is grown up and falls "in love" he will remember that evening.

[Cristina Faz]

Just one more reason to stop today and make a pause.
Be grateful for the moment you lived, and for the lesson learned within.

[Tina]

You are such a wonderful Mummy by encouraging Moritz how to express himself~creatively. I think this is so important, especially for boys. It is so lovely that he see's writing or even drawing a diary or journal, as a interesting thing to do and not as a chore. He will be so warmed when he is able to view his sweet little books someday when he is a Father.
Now you are able to enjoy watching your son,and other children, grow and learn and love.
You have shown him love by encouraging him,Yvonne.
Heart Warming.