John, thank you for all of your support! Because of adoption, the boys are both still teens... For a little while still. It has gotten a lot harder in some ways since that picture was taken. Their mistakes and challenges can have life altering, terrifying consequences, but with most of them my relationship is better and stronger... Just different, which is the way it should be with young adults. Change is the only constant! 😁
26 Jan 22 by member: melissatwa
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A beautiful picture of your people! Mine are all in their 30's now. Cherish every moment as they mature. The 20's is a very exciting decade too. We're about to have the first turn 40, and of course there are now grandchildren.
26 Jan 22 by member: erikahollister
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Happy birthday to your not-so-baby baby boy. 🎂
This is a great photo of your kids. ❤ You're an amazing mother. I won't say it gets easier, but it definitely changes. Your children are truly blessed to have you for their mother. 💖
26 Jan 22 by member: _bec_ca
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what a gorgeous bunch. you're a blessed woman.
26 Jan 22 by member: AdaOke
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Great family photo - Good job Mom. Mine are all in their 40s now and I have 10 grandchildren and the three older grandchildren are all in their 20s with the oldest almost 30 years old. You never realize how fast time passes by until time passed by. Happy Birthday young man.
26 Jan 22 by member: Jergens123
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Yea Melissa , I’ve been on Facebook since 2014, but was determined not to be fat and 50 last year and think I’ve finally cracked it - was able to put my health first once both kids went off to uni .
You can do it to x
26 Jan 22 by member: gaelicgal
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Such a beautiful photo and a great story behind it. Happy Birthday to your youngest! Hope you all had an amazing day! You are such a wonderful mom and role model, Melissa. I'm sure you will reach your 50th next year as you envision it! Stay blessed! ❤️
26 Jan 22 by member: Nikina70
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Well Happy birthday to your son! I loved the part of your story that said our choices today, tomorrow, next week affect the outcome we will have .( maybe not exact quote..lol) I also loved the ending of your post. You are a great mom and a beautiful person. 💜💜💜🙏🙏🙏💜💜💜
26 Jan 22 by member: Diana 1234
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26 Jan 22 by member: tr3vi28
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26 Jan 22 by member: sk.17
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Thank you, larilyn! Erika, thank you, and thank you for sharing about your family. I can't imagine grand kids yet, but I do hope someday! 😁 ❤️ Dear Becky! Thank you! What an impossibly hard yet endlessly rewarding job it is to be a mom. I know you know! 💓🙏 Thank you AdaOke! Your little ones are... Still so little. What a blessing our kiddos are! Jergens, thanks so much! What a big, beautiful family you have created! My oldest is now 25 and just finishing grad school. Two others are also going to university nearby... They are actually all living at home right now. Cost of living and school is so high that it is easier for us to all be together. It is also a wonderful blessing... Most of the time! 😁 ❤️ ❤️
26 Jan 22 by member: melissatwa
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You are clearly doing amazingly, gaelicgal! I surely want to enter my 50s feeling great. As said in my other comment, I've still got a bulging household. Four in full time school and another who is working but staying in a travel trailer in the back yard. Yep, it costs a ton to live here, so we are all helping each other for now! I know I need to put my health as more of a priority... It is a challenge for sure, but I'm working at it!
26 Jan 22 by member: melissatwa
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Thank you, Tim! 😁 Nikina, I sure appreciate your support and kind words! I need to get my rear in gear again after having far to much CI instead of CO yet another day... New day tomorrow!😂 Thank you, Diana, for always being so encouraging! It really means a lot. I need to remember the good things I know and actively make the choices that will make my goals reality again. Thank you, tr3vi28 and sk!!!
26 Jan 22 by member: melissatwa
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Thank you for sharing the photo and the story of trying to re-create your old photo then finally just going for a natual one. Glad you are proud of it and hung it over the fireplace. Tells your kids everyday of your love. Entirely precious.
26 Jan 22 by member: Snowwhite100
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Beautiful family! One of ours turned 18 today. By the summer, all will have graduated high school and all will be on their own in one form or another. Really weird and wonderful actually.
27 Jan 22 by member: love2educate
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That’s what life’s about Melissa, Struggles getting through it with family.💕
You had a handsome family, very blessed, and NEVER and I mean NEVER, pass up cake and ice cream, life’s too short!😊
27 Jan 22 by member: Shrewdness
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Hahah! Thanks, Shrewdness! ❤️ My problem is with the WHOLE cake, good thing I had to share! 😁
27 Jan 22 by member: melissatwa
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Thank you, snowwhite! I am very blessed for sure! Love2, Happy birthday to your kiddo too! It sure is an interesting time of life right now. The youngest is supposed to graduate from high school in the spring, but we will see. Academic interests are not his thing, so we are really crossing our fingers and toes and offering any help we can. Two are at Seattle UW and one at SU. I kind of think our home is going to empty in a rush, which I'm not really ready for, but it is our job to make sure they are ready. If the cost of school was not so high, we would be a lot more lonely! I am enjoying the precious moments together!
27 Jan 22 by member: melissatwa
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I hear that. If i wasn’t paying for one at a time, I don’t know what I’d do.
27 Jan 22 by member: love2educate
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Awesome photo!!! I am sure you a super mom!!!
27 Jan 22 by member: Maine coon
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