Special Mason and Mom Moments

Happy Monday!

It was quite the week and weekend here at Partak Central. I struggled all last week with a cold that, thank goodness seems to be on its way out. It may have been less of a struggle if it weren't such a busy school week. I had two tests, one of which covered 29 minerals, their origin, their hardness, how to identify them and what not to use to identify them (color), where their color comes from and some practical uses for said minerals. Let's just say I didn't get an A, but I also didn't fail. I don't know what the grade will come in at, but I'll know soon.

Mason and I had some fun this weekend making a couple of videos and it is blowing my mind how comfortable he is becoming. Not only is the recording getting easier, but he is doing whole takes in one shot, and my favorite development? He is producing the shots himself. He will direct me as to how he wants it to start, where I should shoot from and how he sees the edits happening. I knew this would happen, but I saw it a bit further down the road. After we did our videos, we were doing our own things and he came in my room and announced that he loves me more than anyone in the whole world. I smiled and said, "Thank you Mason, I love you, too. But you know what, I think you love dad more than you love me." He protested and asked why I thought that. I told him science says so. Science says that the same-sex parent has the most influence on a child. He thought for a minute and said, "Well, I can't argue with science but I want you to know how much I love you. Mom, I love you because you want to help make my dreams come true." WOW! Yes I do, Mr. Mason. Our conversation went on a few more minutes where he allowed me to see how intellectual and deep his heart really is. He even went on to acknowledge our plans to move back east and he said, "So it's not only my dreams, you want to make dads dreams come true, too. Mom, that's cool, we're all going to make our dreams come true." It was a special, special conversation and I thank all of you for allowing me to document it here. I don't ever want this memory to fade. But fade it will as we go back to stepping on each others toes, and bumping heads when he wants to do something and I say no. I'll be back to MOM (Mean Old Mom), in no time...smiling all the way because I know what is really in his sweet heart.

Today both of my boys are home not feeling up to par and I am off to school. This semester is flying by and before I know it, I will get to graduate and hang a piece of paper on my wall. Hopefully two, my diploma and my honors certificate. I hope you all have a great day and I want to leave you with a piece by Ralph Marston, a motivating mentor of mine...I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. This piece speaks to me beyond measure, "When You Don't Know You Can't"

When you don't know you can't

To achieve great and valuable things, you don't even have to know that you can.

You just have to avoid knowing that you cannot.

If you're sure you can't, you won't.

When you focus on all the reasons why it won't work, it won't work.

Instead, just get busy.

Work your way through each challenge, one by one.

Don't place judgments on your abilities before you even... make the effort.

Put your considerable skills to use and achieve what you choose to achieve.

The only things impossible for you are the things you consider to be impossible.

Focus your time, energy and awareness on what you can do, and let go of thoughts about what you cannot do.

Feel the powerful pull of your dreams, your longings and your desires. Work to make them happen, for when you don't know you can't, you will.

Ralph Marston - The Daily Motivator

 

Used with permission from Ralph Marston, www.thedailymotivator.com