Between Mom and Me: A Mother and Son Keepsake Journal

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Be strong out there, my son. Look for the love and kindness in others. Forgive yourself when you make mistakes and enjoy the journey.”— Kirsten Wreggitt BuzzFeed Bring Me Obsessed with travel? Discover unique things to do, places to eat, and sights to see in the best destinations around the world with Bring Me! Bringing up a daughter, a mother pours a part of her soul. Bringing up a son, she gives him her whole soul.”— Unknown

Brent," I said, coming out of the bedroom to stand beside him, naked and dripping water, "I'm getting chubby, aren't I?" My hands on my tummy, I caressed the soft swells of my hips, showing my mostly-flat abs. I idly toyed with my nipples, bringing them to stiff peaks that poked above the water's surface. The warm water caressed my body, but it was no match for the heat of my pussy. I realized then that throughout the day, I hadn't fallen into the sadness of memories over my parents. I missed them, of course, but the keen sense of loss had mellowed, at least for now. I knew grief didn't occur in a linear pattern. For all I knew, I could be a basket case over it tomorrow. It doesn’t matter how old a son is. Even when he is big and strong, he is always a small boy for his mother.”— Unknown No man succeeds without a good woman behind him. Wife or mother, if it is both, he is twice blessed indeed.”— Godfrey WinnThere has never been, nor will there ever be, anything quite so special as the love between the mother and a son.”—Unknown Brent's eyes went wide. "Chubby? God no, Mom!" He sat up and swung his feet out of bed, facing me. He was wearing the shorts he'd had on; I could see his bulge lengthen and swell. You don’t raise heroes, you raise sons, and if you treat them like sons, they’ll turn out to be heroes, even if it’s just in your eyes.”— Walter M. Schirra, Jr. Happy the boy whose mother is tired of talking nonsense to him before he is old enough to know the sense of it.”— Augustus Hare Mother is her son’s first god; she must teach him the most important lesson of all—how to love.”— T.F. Hodge, From Within I Rise

My mother is my root, my foundation. She planted the seed that I base my life on, and that is the belief that the ability to achieve starts in your mind.”— Michael JordanBuzzFeed Tasty Search, watch, and cook every single Tasty recipe and video ever - all in one place! My father died when I was seven, leaving a widow and five sons, ranging in age from five to seventeen. My mother was the most highly disciplined and hardest working person I have ever known, and this, combined with her love and gentleness, enabled her to make a success of each of her children.”— Arthur Lewis Quotes About Sons From #Boymoms Every mother hopes that her daughter will marry a better man than she did and is convinced that her son will never find a wife as good as his father did.”— Martin Andersen-Nexo

Sometimes the strength of motherhood is greater than natural laws.”— Barbara Kingsolver, Homeland and Other Stories You will be his first kiss, his first love, his first friend. You’re his momma and he is your whole world. He is your little boy.”— Unknown I looked in the mirror, seeing myself. I didn't look like I did when I was Brent's age. My body and face were those of a mature woman who took good care of herself. I wondered what my son saw when he looked at me. There is an enduring tenderness in the love of a mother to a son that transcends all other affections of the heart.”— Washington Irving Rouleau was arrested, and initially denied raping her son – only to later admit the sex crime, the Times Record News reported. The alleged pedophile is also said to have told a neighbor what she had done.I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it’s good to make thoughtful, good choices.”— Karen Salmansohn The bond between a mom and son is a special one. (So is that between mother and daughter, but we are all about celebrating our boys today—on Son's Day!) As mothers, we teach our sons how to be kind, gentle, and respectful. We want to make sure they know it’s just as okay to feel upset and shed tears as it is to be angry and mad. Yet now in my arms, I was holding a helpless baby boy who would grow into a man—I cannot imagine that soft little face one day having whiskers.”— Rhonda Stoppe I am a boy mom, and I keep my eyes on the goal: raising the boy I love into a man who will make this world a better place.”— Monica Swanson Excuse me, Mom," Brent said, sliding past me on my left. His hand touched my shoulder as he passed, and he was gone. I let out a frustrated breath; I hadn't overtly said or done anything to encourage him. I couldn't be upset that Brent didn't know what I wanted.

You don't think?" I asked, turning around. "What about my ass? Is it flabby?" I knew my bottom was only inches from his face. My son had been right; I did love having him look at me. If you would have your son to walk honorably through the world, you must not attempt to clear the stones from his path but teach him to walk firmly over them—not insist upon leading him by the hand but let him learn to go alone.”— Anne Bronte, The Tenant of Wildfell Hall As the mother of a son, I do not accept that alienation from me is necessary for his discovery of himself. As a woman, I will not cooperate in demeaning womanly things so that he can be proud to be a man. I like to think the women in my son’s future are counting on me.”— Letty Cottin Pogrebin Little boys can test your patience, run you ragged, and make you want to pull your hair out. But they will also melt your heart with just one look, and make you wonder how you ever existed before them.”— Katie Bingham SmithMoms are as relentless as the tides. They just don’t drive us to practice, they drive us to greatness.”— Steve Rushin The moment that little bundle of pink, squirming flesh slips into our arms, love touches us. We feel it, not just in our hearts, but also on our skin. He is there. Our son.”— Meg Meeker And she loved a little boy very, very much—even more than she loved herself.”— Shel Silverstein, The Giving Tree The new novel featuring homicide detective Eve Dallas from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Devoted in Death.