A mothering milestone
Do we ever stop being mothers? Are we ever free of the “motherhood’’ tag to finally stop fretting about our adult children?
If there is such a moment, it must be now that my son, my youngest child, Tyson turned 30, a milestone we celebrated with a fabulous, noisy party for family and friends last Saturday.
Apart from a rough ride on a very bumpy road for a few years in his late teens, Tyson has been a delightful child – thoughtful, caring, excellent at sport, a quick wit and a quirky sense of humour. His older sisters have adored him since the moment they saw him born by caesarean section on June 12, 1980, the same day Azaria Chamberlain was born. His dad, Graham Williams and I posted a birth notice “Hello world! My name is Tyson Luke Williams….’’ During his “troublesome teens’’, the girls would never believe any of the tales I told them of his misdemeanors.
When he was 10, I wrote a poem which began “If God gave angels human form, then Tyson Williams would be one…’’
my journal | nadine 16/06/2010
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By Marie Jonsson-Harrison, 17/06/2010 @ 11:44 am
Dear Nadine,
Lovely story, so sad for you all in loosing Tyler, man’s BEST friend and hope in time you will think of him with only joy and good memories. Happy Birthday to Tyson too.
Love Marie xx
By Josie Herbig, 22/07/2010 @ 10:13 am
Hi Nadine, this is a lovely story about motherhood and being Tyson’s Mum. I really enjoyed reading it. I look forward to seeing my son, Connor grow up to be such a wonderful boy too. (hopefully not too many hiccups during his teenage years).
It was terrible news about Tyler. He was such a great dog and family member. I know that Vanessa and Tyson miss him alot, as too would you and the rest of the family.
Love Josie