So Typical

            In Mary Carr’s “A Blessing from my Sixteen Years' Son” the mother is starting to come to terms with her quickly growing son. In most parent child relations, the parent realizes that one moment will most likely be the last time they will be able to do a certain thing with their child. In “A Blessing from my Sixteen Years’ Son” it was that the mother was able to tuck her son into bed for the last time, probably ever. My mother and I have gone through very similar things, maybe not with the tucking in, but with other last times. This year is especially full of those moments, with me going off to college next year. Just a few weeks ago my mother and I had one of these moments. Christmas time is full of family time, one of my mom and I’s favorite Christmas activity is decorating the tree. As we were decorating it this year though, we realized that it would probably be the last time we decorated it together for a while at least. Its moments like that and the one in “A Blessing from my Sixteen Years’ Son” that you realize how much your family truly means to you.