Well in the most technical terms I have never officially been a princess. But it got me to thinking about all the different titles in my life --
October 8, 1955 - daughter, grand-daughter, niece, cousin.
September 5, 1959 - sister
in the 60's - friend
September 1961 - student
October 8, 1968 - teenager
in the 70's - girlfriend
August 1971 - employee
June 1973 - graduate
October 8, 1974 - adult
June 1978 - fiance
April 7, 1979 - wife, sister-in-law, daughter-in-law
August 24, 1980 - mother
February 1, 2001 - widow
October 18, 2008 - wife (again)
April 29, 2011 - grandmother
The one that is missing is Aunt -- I am an Aunt through marriage but will never officially be an aunt. I hope to never be a widow again and I hope I remain a daughter for a few more years - but I think there are other forces more powerful than my wishes that won't let that happen.
I can't allow that to cloud my utter joy of being a grandmother -- sometime in the future I hope to hear him say it -- whatever it comes out sounding like.
We are less than 3 months difference in age (i'm 12/31)!
ReplyDeleteI can feel your joy, pride and happiness just bursting at the seams!
Looking forward to adding grandmother to my titles at some stage in the future. No pressure on my children though, it's entirely up to them if/when they decide.
ReplyDeleteMeantime, going to create my own list of titles.
Great titles! You will love when your little one calls you grandma!
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