Sam and I often play this little game that will sound very familiar to you. It started out awhile ago with something like this:
Me: Sam, I love you SO MUCH!
Sam: I love you MORE.
Me: Not possible. I love you more than this WHOLE WORLD.
Sam: I love you more than this whole GALAXY.
Etc. Etc. You get the drift.
Well, lately Sam has really turned up the volume on his responses. He has been sending me a new text every day or so. Read below. I think you will agree that he is the winner.
Dear Mom,
I love you and I always have. There are no amount of words in this English language to express how much I love you. You have always been kind and generous to me and I love you for it. I know that Gus and I can be expensive but you still give us a lot of things, including your love, comforting and many other gestures that tell me how much you care for me you will always be my mother and the sun of my universe. I always revolve around you and someday I want to be the loving kind generous parent that you are now. You are my creator of life and I could be so many places worse than this so I know that you are the best mom in the world.
Sincerely, Sam️
️️Dear Mom,
This text topic is food. You have always fed me at every meal and that is one of the many factors that make you the best mom in the world. Even when I say “no one has fed me” that is just a joke and I will stop doing it if it offends you ily. (later he made sure to to tell me that “ily” means I love you.)
Sincerely, Sam️
Dear Mom,
This text is about how much you help around the house. No matter what the chore is you do it. And that is AWESOME. And whenever I have these weird cleaning streaks (or whatever else you want to call them) They are part just my inner perfectionist come out but also a part is that I want you to have some downtime once in a while. You do soooooo much to help out the house the residents of our house and you just make everything happen. You organize school, sports, hangouts with friends and all this amazing experience in Costa Rica. You overall just make everything happen like if you wanna do something you will do it and that is soooo amazing of you that you can make anything happen. The people like you are the people that change the world and in so many ways you have and in so many ways you will! Mom I am so overly grateful of you for doing everything for me and preparing me for the adult world. Teachers may teach me math, physics, literature, Spanish and whatnot but you have taught me the ways of life and that defines me as a person. I know that when I try something or fail something or win something I know that you will always be in the bleachers rooting for me and swinging a sign above your head that says “GO SAM!” No matter what I’m doing. You are the best person in the world to me and I love you so much that no matter the distance from us you will always be right by my side.
I love you.
Sincerely, Sam
He’s 11 years old. He blows me away. I hope he retains his ability to communicate his feelings as he grows up. As we all know, there are many adults who have difficulty using words in this way. I find that whenever I am feeling low, I will reread one of his texts and instantly feel better. What a blessing.
Oh my gosh what a little sweetheart and a blessing! Sam says it all all ! In times of guestions family means so much! It’s true u r a fantastic giving mommy??
Yes Sam, Gus and Matt are all Blessed even though they don ‘t all express it like Sam. I also am blessed by you and you make me a better Dad, Love always
Wow! That is so sweet.
You and your family are being so brave right now. Thank you for all your posts. Sometimes out of the blue my grandson, Jack, age 4, says to me, “ Lala, I just kinda love you.” My heart melts and I, too, hope he can keep that ability to speak his emotion as he gets older. Sometimes with Jack it is followed up a little while later with, “Can I have a treat.” The answer is usually “yes”.
Ah, I love this moment with Jack you shared. So sweet. I hope we will get to see all your grand kids in person before they get too big!